Bias in loneliness Flashcards
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Your behaviour changes due to the way you perceive the world. The negative interpretations and expectations lead to withdrawal and behavioural change. Becomes self-sustaining
Cacioppo’s model
Explains how loneliness can become self-sustaining.
Perceived Social Isolation (PSI) ->
Motivation to connect and hyper vigilance for social threat ->
Cognitive biases (attentional, memory etc.) ->
Behavioural confirmation processes (self-fulfilling, withdrawing and avoiding) ->
Negative display, social interactions and affect. This leads back to PSI
Attention bias
Emphasise particular stimuli, mostly negative social situations. Due to the hypervigilance, the is more attention for signals that might pose a threat.
EG. you see a group of girls laughing and think they’re judging you
Often assessed with eye trackers.
Interpretation bias
Tendency to interpret a situation in a negative way. Often assessed using vignets, short stories.
Studie tested this w two types (social/emotional loneliness)
Attribution bias
Tendency to attribute in a specific, negative way. Eg attributing it internally, to something stable in yourself.
Something external or unstable is a better attribution style as it is circumstantial