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Interpretive bias in social phobia: An ERP study with morphed emotional schematic faces

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Interpretive bias in social phobia: An ERP study with morphed emotional schematic faces. / Kolassa, Iris- Tatjana; Kolassa, Stephan; Bergmann, Sandra et al.
In: Cognition and Emotion, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009, p. 69-95.

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Kolassa, IT, Kolassa, S, Bergmann, S, Lauche, R, Dilger, S & Miltner, WHR 2009, 'Interpretive bias in social phobia: An ERP study with morphed emotional schematic faces', Cognition and Emotion, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 69-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930801940461

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Kolassa, I. T., Kolassa, S., Bergmann, S., Lauche, R., Dilger, S., & Miltner, W. H. R. (2009). Interpretive bias in social phobia: An ERP study with morphed emotional schematic faces. Cognition and Emotion, 23(1), 69-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930801940461

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Kolassa IT, Kolassa S, Bergmann S, Lauche R, Dilger S, Miltner WHR. Interpretive bias in social phobia: An ERP study with morphed emotional schematic faces. Cognition and Emotion. 2009;23(1):69-95. doi: 10.1080/02699930801940461

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Kolassa, Iris- Tatjana ; Kolassa, Stephan ; Bergmann, Sandra et al. / Interpretive bias in social phobia : An ERP study with morphed emotional schematic faces. In: Cognition and Emotion. 2009 ; Vol. 23, No. 1. pp. 69-95.

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