The snake in the grass revisited: An experimental comparison of threat detection paradigms

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-35

  LoBue, Vanessa ^a   Matthews, Kaleigh ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Perception; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT BUTTON PRESS DETECTION PARADIGM; ARTICLE; CHILD FRIENDLY TOUCH-SCREEN DETECTION PARADIGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; VISION; VISUAL AID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890350944     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2013.790783     Document Type: Article

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