Cognitive bias modification - Priming with an ambiguous homograph is necessary to detect an interpretation training effect

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 338-343

  Grey, Susan J ^a   Mathews, Andrew M ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive bias modification; Interpretation training; Priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849109759     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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