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Using the Threat Probability Task to Assess Anxiety and Fear During Uncertain and Certain Threat

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Published on: September 12, 2014

[Coronavirus: Predictive brain and terror management].

H Bottemanne¹, O Morlaàs², L Schmidt²

¹Control-Interoception-Attention team, Institut du cerveau et de la moelle épinière (ICM), UMR 7225/UMR_S 1127, Sorbonne University/CNRS/INSERM, Paris, France; Department for adult psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.

|June 11, 2020

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, people

Keywords:

Bayesian brain Belief Biais cognitif Cerveau bayésie Codage prédictif Cognitive biases Coronavirus Covid-19 Croyance Perceived risk Perception du risque Predictive coding Terror management theory Théorie de la gestion de la terreur

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Cognitive Science
Social Psychology
Public Health

Background:

Emerging infectious diseases, such as Covid-19, pose significant global health threats.
Individual protective behaviors during epidemics are strongly influenced by beliefs about the phenomenon.
Limited understanding of emerging pathogens necessitates focus on belief-behavior links for public health.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the evolution of beliefs and behaviors during the Covid-19 crisis.
To investigate how risk perception and belief formation changed throughout the pandemic.
To apply cognitive science and social psychology frameworks to understand these changes.

Main Methods:

Utilizing the theory of predictive coding.
Applying the theory of terror management.
Analyzing the interplay between beliefs and behaviors during an evolving health crisis.

Main Results:

Preliminary studies indicated delayed risk perception and underestimation of Covid-19 risks.
Initial underestimation hindered adherence to crucial sanitary guidelines.
The pandemic's peak likely altered belief generation through heightened threat salience and mortality risk.

Conclusions:

Beliefs and behaviors significantly evolved during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Understanding these shifts is crucial for effective public health strategies.
The study provides insights into human cognitive and social responses to major health crises.