Affective state influences perception by affecting decision parameters underlying bias and sensitivity

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 726-736

  Lynn, Spencer K ^a   Zhang, Xuan ^b   Barrett, Lisa Feldman ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Signal detection theory; Threat perception; Utility; Valence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; SIGNAL DETECTION; THREAT; FEAR; HUMAN RELATION;

AFFECT; AROUSAL; DECISION MAKING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868378916     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026765     Document Type: Article

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