Speeded detection and increased distraction in fear of spiders: evidence from eye movements.

Anxiety patients exhibit attentional biases toward threat, which have often been demonstrated as increased distractibility by threatening stimuli. In contrast, speeded detection of threat has rarely been shown. Therefore, the authors studied both phenomena in 3 versions of a visual search task while...

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Main Authors: Rinck, M, Reinecke, A, Ellwart, T, Heuer, K, Becker, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005

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