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Anxiety and Attention: Is There an Attentional Bias for Positive Emotional Stimuli?

José A. Ruiz-Caballero Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain
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José Bermúdez Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain
Pages 194-210 | Received 14 Nov 1996, Accepted 29 May 1997, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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