Eye movement evidence for defocused attention in dysphoria - A perceptual span analysis

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-133

  Brzezicka, Aneta ^a   Krejtz, Izabela ^a   von Hecker, Ulrich ^b   Laubrock, Jochen ^c  

^a SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defocused attention; Dysphoria; Eye tracking; Moving window paradigm; Perceptual span

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEFOCUSED ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL SPAN; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; READING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862772582     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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