Emotion as motion: Asymmetries in approach and avoidant actions

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1113-1119

  Maxwell, Jeffrey S ^a   Davidson, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 36349004907     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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