People look at the object they fear: oculomotor capture by stimuli that signal threat

Tom NissensDepartment of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michel FailingDepartment of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information

Jan TheeuwesDepartment of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information

Pages 1707-1714 | Received 22 Jan 2016, Accepted 10 Oct 2016, Published online: 31 Oct 2016

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