Effects of fear and instructions on how to cope with danger.

Howard Leventhal; Jean Carew Watts; Francia Pagano

doi:10.1037/h0021222

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PsychologySocial psychologyCognitive psychology

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Yale University US

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Year: 1967
Type: article
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Pages: 313-321
Citations: 235
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                                    Howard Leventhal, 
                                
                                    Jean Carew Watts, 
                                
                                    Francia Pagano
                                
                            (1967). 
                            Effects of fear and instructions on how to cope with danger.. 
                            Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
                            , 6
                            (3)
                            , 313-321.
                            https://doi.org/10.1037/h0021222

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DOI: 10.1037/h0021222