Attentional biases in dysphoria: An eye-tracking study of the allocation and disengagement of attention

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1349-1368

  Sears, Christopher R ^a   Thomas, Charmaine L ^a   Lehuquet, Jessica M ^a   Johnson, Jeremy C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Depression; Dysphoria; Eye tracking; Recognition memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; EMOTION; EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECOGNITION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 78649695292     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930903399319     Document Type: Article

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