Failures to induce implicit evaluations by means of approach-avoid training

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1311-1330

  Vandenbosch, Katrien ^a   de Houwer, Jan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Implicit evaluation; Learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPROACH AVOID TRAINING; ARTICLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855699151     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2011.596819     Document Type: Article

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