Reduced habituation to angry faces: Increased attentional capture as to override inhibition of return

Psychological Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 196-208

  Pérez Dueñas, Carolina ^a   Acosta, Alberto ^a   Lupiáñez, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CUES; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERSONALITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894416194     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-013-0493-9     Document Type: Article

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