Disgust- and not fear-evoking images hold our attention

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Van Hooff, Johanna C ^a   Devue, Christel ^a,b   Vieweg, Paula E ^c   Theeuwes, Jan ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention bias; Disengagement; Disgust; Emotion; Fear; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875114717     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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