Spider fearful individuals attend to threat, then quickly avoid it: evidence from eye movements.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Abnormal Psychology

• Publication date

  2006-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/0021-843X.115.2.231PMID 16737388
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