Components of attentional biases in contamination fear: Evidence for difficulty in disengagement

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-78

  Cisler, Josh M ^a   Olatunji, Bunmi O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Contamination fear; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTAMINATION FEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL BIAS; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL TASK; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CUES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249120632     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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