Attentional bias to moving spiders in spider fearful individuals

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 541-545

  Vrijsen, Janna N ^a   Fleurkens, Pascal ^a   Nieuwboer, Wieteke ^a   Rinck, Mike ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Attention; Dot probe; Fear of spiders; Moving spiders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; REACTION TIME; SPIDER; THREAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; SPIDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649118661     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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