The effect of modifying automatic action tendencies on overt avoidance behaviors

Emotion

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 478-484

  Amir, Nader ^a   Kuckertz, Jennie M ^a   Najmi, Sadia ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach avoidance task; Behavioral approach test; Training of automatic action tendencies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878957304     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030443     Document Type: Article

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