Temporal processing of emotional stimuli: The capture and release of attention by angry faces

Emotion

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1242-1247

  Maratos, Frances A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angry faces; Attentional blink; Emotion processing; T1 stimulus; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTION PROCESSING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANGER; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053945123     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024279     Document Type: Article

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