Attentional bias to negative emotion as a function of approach and withdrawal anger styles: An ERP investigation

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-18

  Stewart, Jennifer L ^a,b   Silton, Rebecca Levin ^b,c   Sass, Sarah M ^b   Fisher, Joscelyn E ^b,d   Edgar, J Christopher ^b,e   Heller, Wendy ^b   Miller, Gregory A ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Cognitive resources; Emotion; Event related potentials; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EVENT RELATED BRAIN POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STROOP TEST; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; LINGUISTICS; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANGER; ATTENTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953718398     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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