Selective attention for masked and unmasked emotionally toned stimuli: Effects of trait anxiety, state anxiety, and test order

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 325-343

  Edwards, Mark S ^a,b   Burt, Jennifer S ^b   Lipp, Ottmar V ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; STATISTICS; STROOP TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROSHOCK; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952649784     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712609X466559     Document Type: Article

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