Abstract
This study attempted to gauge the relationship between score on the Repression-Sensitization (R-S) scale and the duration of visual attention exhibited to affective (pleasant and unpleasant) and affectively neutral visual stimuli. Position on the R-S dimension differentially influenced the looking times exhibited to the unpleasant and pleasant stimuli by 24 Ss.
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