The development of an attentional bias for angry faces following Pavlovian fear conditioning

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-330

  Pischek Simpson, Leah K ^a   Boschen, Mark J ^a   Neumann, David L ^a   Waters, Allison M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Attentional bias; Cognitive bias; Fear conditioning; Pavlovian conditioning; Phobic responses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049086582     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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