The effects of trait and state anxiety on attention to emotional images: An eye-tracking study

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1390-1411

  Quigley, Leanne ^a   Nelson, Andrea L ^a   Carriere, Jonathan ^a   Smilek, Daniel ^a   Purdon, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Eye tracking; State anxiety; Threat; Time course; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EMOTION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREAT; TRAIT AND STATE ANXIETY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84868682544     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2012.662892     Document Type: Article

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