Attentional biases for threat and unfamiliarity in behaviourally inhibited children | Posted on:2007-09-04 | Degree:M.A | Type:Thesis | University:Simon Fraser University (Canada) | Candidate:Szpunar, Marlena M | Full Text:PDF | GTID:2445390005968982 | Subject:Psychology | Abstract/Summary: | | Two studies assessed information processing biases related to threat and novelty in school age children who differed in behaviourally inhibited temperament (BI). Study 1 (N = 40) assessed selective attention for threatening expressions in novel and familiar faces using the Dot Probe task. BI ratings were obtained using two self-report measures: the BIQ and BII. Children with higher BI exhibited a greater attentional bias towards threat (with no evidence for avoidance following initial vigilance), and responded faster to novel faces across trials. Study 2 (N = 188) attempted to replicate and expand on Study 1. The Dot Probe task had additional trials to directly assess potential attentional biases for novel faces, and the parent-report versions of the BIQ and BII were administered in addition to the self-report versions. The findings regarding selective attention for threat were inconsistent, and there was no evidence that response to novelty differed based on BI. Keywords: behavioural inhibition; attentional bias; novelty; threat... | Keywords/Search Tags: | Threat, Attentional, Biases, Novelty | | Related items |
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