FACING FEAR: EXPRESSION OF FEAR FACILITATES PROCESSING OF EMOTIONAL INFORMATION
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0301-2212
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2007.35.4.513