空间导航受到威胁:厌恶的恐惧改善了高与低特征焦虑个体的路线回溯
Florian Bublatzky1,2, Peter Allen3, Martin Riemer4
1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Frontiers in psychology
|May 30, 2023
概括
威胁性环境会损害不那么焦虑的个体的空间导航,但会改善高度焦虑的个体的空间导航. 这表明特征焦虑可以增强应对策略的环境处理.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
背景情况:
- 空间导航对于生存和避免危险至关重要.
- 了解环境威胁如何影响航行至关重要.
- 个体的特征焦虑水平在个体之间有很大差异.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究厌恶条件对空间导航的影响.
- 检查特征焦虑如何影响威胁与安全的虚拟环境中的导航.
主要方法:
- 具有不同特征焦虑水平的健康参与者执行了导航任务.
- 任务包括在虚拟城市环境中重复路线和回溯路线.
- 背景条件在威胁和安全场景之间有所不同.
主要成果:
- 观察到环境威胁和特征焦虑之间的相互作用.
- 在低焦虑的个体中,威胁损害了路线回溯能力.
- 高度焦虑的个体在受到威胁时表现出增强的路线回溯能力.
结论:
- 注意控制理论通过转向应对威胁的信息来解释发现.
- 高度特征焦虑可能会促进处理与环境相关的应对数据.
- 特征焦虑可以为准备飞行反应提供优势.
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