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Psychology of threat /

In this book, the authors present current research in the psychology of threat. Topics discussed include the processing of threatening health information which promotes disease preventive behaviours; psychological reactions to threats of self-integrity; human reactions to threat from a group-level p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hunter, Bryan O. (Editor ), Romero, Tony J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2013.
Colección:Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Self-Fortress: Motivational Responses to Threats to the Self / Bernhard Streicher
  • ch. 2 Attention Processes for Threatening Health Information
  • A Neuroscientific Approach / Robert A.C. Ruiter
  • ch. 3 Diversity is Bliss: How a Mixture of Personality Traits in Group Contexts May Promote Our Survival / Adi Perry
  • ch. 4 Stereotype Threat Beyond the Laboratory: Do Single-gender Colleges Signal a Safety in the Air? / Nisaa Kirtman
  • ch. 5 Cognitive Self-Regulation Skills and the Big Five Personality Traits: A Joint Factor Analysis / Yoshinori Sugiura
  • ch. 6 Measuring Threat as it Relates to Social Policy: Psychometric Considerations / Christopher L. Aberson.