Sick body, vigilant mind: The biological immune system activates the behavioral immune system

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1467-1471

  Miller, Saul L ^a   Maner, Jon K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; avoidance; health; social cognition; threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055182004     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611420166     Document Type: Article

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