Affective engagement for facial expressions and emotional scenes: The influence of social anxiety

Biological Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-110

  Wangelin, Bethany C ^a   Bradley, Margaret M ^a   Kastner, Anna ^a   Lang, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional faces; Emotional scenes; Late positive potential; Probe P300; Skin conductance; Social anxiety; Startle

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL SCENE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EYELID REFLEX; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STARTLE REFLEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 84862313326     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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