Affective Signals of Threat Increase Perceived Proximity

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-40

  Cole, Shana ^a   Balcetis, Emily ^a   Dunning, David ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

action; affect; distance perception; emotion; motivation; perception; regulation; social cognition; threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872359873     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612446953     Document Type: Article

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