Selective looking at natural scenes: Hedonic content and gender

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 54-58

  Bradley, Margaret M ^a   Costa, Vincent D ^b   Lang, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Eye movements; Pupil; Scene; Selective looking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISGUST; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUPIL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; INDIVIDUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PUPIL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84945471880     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.06.008     Document Type: Article

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