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Event-related potentials reveal early attention bias for negative, unexpected behavior

Rita JerónimoInstituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hannah I. VolpertDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Bruce D. BartholowDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
Pages 232-236 | Received 19 Feb 2015, Accepted 16 Jan 2016, Published online: 17 Feb 2016

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