Feature Specific Attention and Return of Fear after Extinction

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 76-87

  Barry, Tom J ^a   Vervliet, Bram ^a   Hermans, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention; Exposure; Extinction; Fear; Phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030163201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20438087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5127/jep.051115     Document Type: Article

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