Trait anxiety and involuntary processing of facial emotions

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-36

  Walentowska, Wioleta ^a   Wronka, Eligiusz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Event related potential; Face; Facial emotion; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; TRAIT ANXIETY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862753763     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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