emotion and attention selection Flashcards
what is the attentional blink?
A brief lapse in attention where a person fails to notice a second target (T2) presented 200–600 ms after the first (T1) in a rapid visual stream, due to limited processing capacity.
what is the attention window where you are likely to miss the second stimulus?
200ms-600ms
when are you very likely to notice T2?
800ms onwards
is there a difference in attentional blink when stimulus is emotive?
yes - we are more likely to notice the T2 stimulus if it is emotional even before the 600ms
when participants had bilateral amygdala damage did they still pose an advantage for emotional stimuli?
No- they showed no difference between emotional and and neutral stimuli
do moral words have a reduced or normal attentional blink?
reduced - they stand out
do twiters with neutral or moral words get reposted more?
moral
why do moral tweets get more reposts?
they stand out and hole our attention for longer
what does emotional Stroop task show?
The Stroop task supports the idea that emotion can capture attention. Emotional words disrupt naming the ink.
Do pop out emotional stimuli grab peoples attention?
when having to search through faces - the angry face stands out the most
why are Ps quicker at identifying a spider amongst flowers rather than a flower amongst spiders?
- We picture all objects that can move as threatening. living animals have this potential.
- The moving animal behind the tree is probably a young deer, but maybe it’s a tiger: better to be safe and orient to it quickly.
posners cueing task -did emotional cues facilitate cueing for valid traials ?
for valid trials they had no effect cueing was not faster - it just mattered where the cue was
Does emotional cueing affect Posner’s invalid trials?
Yes, emotional cues (like fearful faces) on invalid trials can impair performance by holding attention at the wrong location. Emotional cues don’t seem to have a significant effect on valid trials (where the cue points to the correct location).
when ambiguous words were spoken how did anxiety Ps respond compared to controls?
Those with anxiety perceived the negative meaning, such as “pain” rather than “pane” more than controls
as well as drugs what has been found to effect peoples mood?
fragrence
when ps had to detected when two lines had grown further apart when did their ability improve?
- when they were using peppermint or lily fragrences
what is active when feeling disgutsed?
insula
when people are disguted by people what happens?
insula becomes active this can even be in front of like homeless or people who have had abortions
moral amplification
strong moral views
are these insular effects big
no - rare - more active when you are disgusted by like smells rather than people
What types of images were shown to participants in the study on moral conviction?
Abortion: Aborted fetus (issue-specific disgust)
Animal rights: Morally relevant, not abortion
Pure disgust: Overflowing toilets
Control: Grass (neutral)
What did the study measure after showing the images?
Participants rated how much abortion reflects their core moral beliefs and convictions (moral conviction).
What was the key finding for the abortion image condition?
Participants who saw the abortion image showed higher moral conviction about abortion than those in other groups. meaning they thought of it more as a moral belief rather than a simple opinion
What does this suggest about emotional images and moral conviction?
Issue-specific emotional images (e.g., disgust tied to abortion) amplify moral conviction more than unrelated disgust or neutral images.
