The role of valence and frequency in the emotional Stroop task

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 956-960

  Kahan, Todd A ^a   Hely, Charles D ^a  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS;

AFFECT; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 58149476493     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.15.5.956     Document Type: Article

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