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A computerized Stroop task to assess cancer-related cognitive biases
Marco DaCosta DiBonaventura1, Joel Erblich, Richard P Sloan
1Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA.
Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.)
|May 26, 2010
Summary
Women with a family history of breast cancer show cognitive biases when processing cancer-related stress. A computerized Stroop cancer word task confirmed these biases, highlighting differences in information processing.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Health Psychology
Background:
- Cognitive biases in stressor information processing are well-documented.
- Previous research indicated such biases in women with a family history of breast cancer (FH+) using a Stroop cancer word task.
Purpose of the Study:
- To replicate and extend previous findings on cognitive biases in FH+ women.
- To validate a computerized Stroop cancer word task for assessing these biases.
Main Methods:
- A computerized Stroop cancer word task was administered to women with (FH+) and without (FH-) a family history of breast cancer.
- Response latencies and error rates were recorded for cancer words and comparison words.
Main Results:
- FH+ women exhibited significantly longer response latencies for cancer words compared to FH- women (p < 0.04).
- The Stroop cancer word task demonstrated high reliability for both latency (alphas 0.96-0.98) and error rates (alphas 0.61-0.79).
Conclusions:
- The findings support the presence of cognitive biases in information processing among FH+ women.
- The computerized Stroop cancer word task possesses favorable psychometric properties and predictive validity for identifying these biases.
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