Beyond attentional bias
A perceptual bias in a dot-probe task
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15408317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruno R Bocanegra (0000-0003-0158-2340, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Jorg Huijding (0000-0002-9320-9959, Erasmus University Rotterdam), René Zeelenberg (0000-0002-0745-3817, Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1362-1366 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Emotion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1528-3542 • E-ISSN: 1931-1516 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0028415 |
| PMID | 22642346 |
| OpenAlex | W2089182198 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
Previous dot-probe studies indicate that threat-related face cues induce a bias in spatial attention. Independently of spatial attention, a recent psychophysical study suggests that a bilateral fearful face cue improves low spatial-frequency perception (LSF) and impairs high spatial-frequency perception (HSF). Here, we combine these separate lines of research within a single dot-probe paradigm. We found that a bilateral fearful face cue, compared with a bilateral neutral face cue, speeded up responses to LSF targets and slowed down responses to HSF targets. This finding is important, as it shows that emotional cues in dot-probe tasks not only bias where information is preferentially processed (i.e., an attentional bias in spatial location), but also bias what type of information is preferentially processed (i.e., a perceptual bias in spatial frequency)
Attentional bias · Cognition · Cognitive bias · Cognitive psychology · Face (sociological concept · Perception · Face Recognition and Perception · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Visual perception and processing mechanisms
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |