Dysphoria and the immediate interpretation of ambiguity: Evidence for a negative interpretive bias in error rates but not response latencies

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 469-476

  Sears, Christopher R ^a   Suzie Bisson, M A ^a   Nielsen, Kate E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Dysphoria; Interpretation of ambiguity; Negative bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGATIVE INTERPRETIVE BIAS; RESPONSE TIME; SELF REPORT; SEMANTICS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 80655137714     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-010-9314-2     Document Type: Article

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