Approach behavior can mitigate predominately univalent negative attitudes: Evidence regarding insects and spiders

Emotion

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 989-996

  Jones, Christopher R ^a   Vilensky, Michael R ^b   Vasey, Michael W ^b   Fazio, Russell H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Approach behavior; Attitudes; Insects; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; INSECTS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SPIDERS;

EID: 84887355986     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033164     Document Type: Article

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