Anticipation selectively enhances interference exerted by pictures of negative valence

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 228-235

  Kleinsorge, Thomas ^a,b  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Attention; Emotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649522679     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.56.4.228     Document Type: Article

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