Emotional valence and physical space: Limits of interaction

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 375-385

  De la Vega, Irmgard ^a   de Filippis, Mónica ^a   Lachmair, Martin ^a   Dudschig, Carolin ^a   Kaup, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body specificity hypothesis; Emotional valence; Grounded cognition; Handedness; Linguistic stimuli; Negative words; Positive words

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865325402     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024979     Document Type: Article

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