Blind Jealousy? Romantic Insecurity Increases Emotion-Induced Failures of Visual Perception

Emotion

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-256

  Most, Steven B ^a   Laurenceau, Jean Philippe ^a   Graber, Elana ^a   Belcher, Amber ^a   Smith, C Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; close relationships; emotion induced blindness; threat sensitivity; visual awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTIMACY; JEALOUSY; LOVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; VISION;

AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JEALOUSY; LOVE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950581690     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019007     Document Type: Article

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