Early detection and avoidance of threatening faces during passive viewing

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1257-1264

  Becker, Mark W ^a   Detweiler Bedell, Brian ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Emotion; Eye tracking; Fear; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EMOTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349123417     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210902725753     Document Type: Article

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