Reflecting on Existential Threats Elicits Self-Reported Negative Affect but No Physiological Arousal

There is mixed evidence whether reflecting on an existential threat increases negative affect and thereby elicits subjective arousal and physiological activation. Additionally, it is debated whether different existential and non-existential threats elicit different arousal responses, although system...

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Main Authors: Eefje S. Poppelaars, Johannes Klackl, Daan T. Scheepers, Christina Mühlberger, Eva Jonas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00962/full

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