Judging the Intensity of Facial Expressions of Emotion: Depression-Related Biases in the Processing of Positive Affect

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 223-228

  Yoon, K Lira ^a   Joormann, Jutta ^a   Gotlib, Ian H ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bias; depression; facial expression

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849093176     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014658     Document Type: Article

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