2015
DOI: 10.1037/emo0000091
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The effect of emotional state on visual detection: A signal detection analysis.

Abstract: This research explores the effect of emotional states on visual detection. Previous research has shown that emotional states characterized by an intolerance of uncertainty, such as anxiety, can affect performance on visual detection tasks. It is unclear, however, to what extent these effects are a result of increased perceptual ability, a decisional bias, or both. The present study used signal detection theory to determine whether uncertain emotional states affect perceptual discriminability and/or decisional … Show more

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“…Experiment 2a was identical to Experiment 1, except that we replaced the neutral-emotion condition with an anger condition. Participants described a time when they felt very anxious or very angry (instructions adapted from Cataldo & Cohen, 2015).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Experiment 2a was identical to Experiment 1, except that we replaced the neutral-emotion condition with an anger condition. Participants described a time when they felt very anxious or very angry (instructions adapted from Cataldo & Cohen, 2015).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Participants first underwent an emotion induction. They described in detail a time when they felt very anxious (instructions adapted from Cataldo & Cohen, 2015) or, in a neutral-emotion condition, what they did the previous day. Prior research has found that this type of autobiographical recall task is a valid means of inducing specific incidental emotions, including anxiety-related states (Lench et al, 2011).…”
Section: Procedurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The cognitive system is forced to generate more intense resources to return to the state of homeostasis, more so than for positive emotions. 7,18 Thomas (2007) 19 pointed out that the ability to recognise facial emotional expressions develops with age, especially as regards the ability to iden� tify negative emotions. The author emphasised the under� developed neuronal basis in children and youth.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An adequate amount of anxiety can heighten our alertness and vigilance, facilitating the detection of threats and avoidance of dangerous situations (5). Although previous research demonstrated emotional states - anxiety in particular - can impact visual perception (6, 7), the manner in which transient states of anxiety influence neural representations of the visual world remains largely unknown. Emphasis on trait anxiety in previous studies (8, 9) created a noticeable gap in the neuroimaging literature exploring the link between state anxiety and evoked neural activity during experimental tasks.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%