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Article: Brief Training to Modify the Breadth of Attention Influences the Generalisation of Fear
Title | Brief Training to Modify the Breadth of Attention Influences the Generalisation of Fear |
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Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0147-5916 |
Citation | Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2021, v. 45 n. 1, p. 99-110 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background:
Generalisation of fear from dangerous to safe stimuli is an important process associated with anxiety disorders. However, factors that contribute towards fear (over)-generalisation remain poorly understood. The present investigation explored how attentional breadth (global/holistic and local/analytic) influences fear generalisation and, whether people trained to attend in a global vs. local manner show more or less generalisation.
Methods:
Participants (N = 39) were shown stimuli which comprised of large ‘global’ letters and smaller ‘local’ letters (e.g. an F comprised of As) and they either had to identify the global or local letter. Participants were then conditioned to fear a face by pairing it with an aversive scream (75% reinforcement schedule). Perceptually similar, but safe, faces, were then shown. Self-reported fear levels and skin conductance responses were measured.
Results:
Compared to participants in Global group, participants in Local group demonstrated greater fear for dangerous stimulus (CS +) as well as perceptually similar safe stimuli.
Conclusions:
Participants trained to attend to stimuli in a local/analytical manner showed higher magnitude of fear acquisition and generalisation than participants trained to attend in a global/holistic way. Breadth of attentional focus can influence overall fear levels and fear generalisation and this can be manipulated via attentional training. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/293240 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.162 |
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dc.contributor.author | Varma, MM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pitliya, RJ | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zbozinek, TD | - |
dc.contributor.author | Shechner, T | - |
dc.contributor.author | Barry, TJ | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-23T08:13:52Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-23T08:13:52Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2021, v. 45 n. 1, p. 99-110 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0147-5916 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/293240 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Generalisation of fear from dangerous to safe stimuli is an important process associated with anxiety disorders. However, factors that contribute towards fear (over)-generalisation remain poorly understood. The present investigation explored how attentional breadth (global/holistic and local/analytic) influences fear generalisation and, whether people trained to attend in a global vs. local manner show more or less generalisation. Methods: Participants (N = 39) were shown stimuli which comprised of large ‘global’ letters and smaller ‘local’ letters (e.g. an F comprised of As) and they either had to identify the global or local letter. Participants were then conditioned to fear a face by pairing it with an aversive scream (75% reinforcement schedule). Perceptually similar, but safe, faces, were then shown. Self-reported fear levels and skin conductance responses were measured. Results: Compared to participants in Global group, participants in Local group demonstrated greater fear for dangerous stimulus (CS +) as well as perceptually similar safe stimuli. Conclusions: Participants trained to attend to stimuli in a local/analytical manner showed higher magnitude of fear acquisition and generalisation than participants trained to attend in a global/holistic way. Breadth of attentional focus can influence overall fear levels and fear generalisation and this can be manipulated via attentional training. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0147-5916 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Cognitive Therapy and Research | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.title | Brief Training to Modify the Breadth of Attention Influences the Generalisation of Fear | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Barry, TJ: tjbarry@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Barry, TJ=rp02277 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10608-020-10160-x | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85091797212 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 319404 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 45 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 99 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 110 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000574317900002 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |