Selective attention improves under stress
Implications for theories of social cognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eran Chajut (0000-0003-4428-0836, Tel Aviv University), Daniel Algom (0000-0002-4477-1398, Tel Aviv University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-248 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.231 |
| PMID | 12916567 |
| OpenAlex | W2116487373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 92 |
Three influential perspectives of social cognition entail conflicting predictions regarding the selectivity of performance under stress. According to the attention view, selectivity to the task-relevant attribute improves under stress because of reduced utilization of task-irrelevant attributes. According to the capacity-resource approach, stress depletes attentional resources wherefore selectivity fails for all but chronically accessible information. A third perspective, ironic process theory, similarly holds that selective attention fails under stress but adds that task-irrelevant information is rendered hyperaccessible. The theoretical derivations were tested in a series of experiments using 2 classes of selectivity measures, with special care taken to control for hitherto neglected factors of context The results showed that the selectivity of attention improved under stress, consistent with the prediction of the attention view
Affect (linguistics) · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology) · Perspective (graphical) · Selective attention · Stress (linguistics) · Task (project management) · Artificial Intelligence · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Communication · Computer Science · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 42 |
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| Citations per year | 2,21 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |