既不是外源的,也不是内源的:证据表明,负面情绪在注意控制过程中起着明显的作用
Xiaojuan Xue1, Gilles Pourtois1
1Cognitive & Affective Psychophysiology Laboratory, Department of Experimental Clinical & Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
PloS one
|October 14, 2025
概括
负面刺激通过自动 (自下而上的) 和目标导向 (自上而下的) 过程来吸引注意力. 恐惧的面孔,与快乐的不同,当参与者意识到提示-目标关联时,可以引导注意力从上到下.
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.
- 视觉注意力 视觉注意力
背景情况:
- 威胁的刺激往往会自动吸引注意力.
- 讨论了驱动这种吸引注意力的机制 (自下而上与自上而下).
研究的目的:
- 调查负面刺激是否通过自下而上的或自上而下的机制来吸引注意力.
- 检查身体突出,情感价值和注意力之间的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 使用点探测任务 (DPT) 与眼睛跟踪进行的两个实验.
- 操纵身体突出 (亮度变化) 和情绪刺激 (恐惧/快乐的面孔).
- 在竞争和目标导向条件下评估注意力选择.
主要成果:
- 身体突出和负面情绪都将注意力从下而上,相互抑制.
- 当参与者学习提示-目标关联时,恐惧,而不是幸福,引导注意力从上到下.
- 恐惧的自上而下的效应是由提示-目标概率调节的.
结论:
- 负面刺激不会独立地影响注意力优先级.
- 通过负面刺激捕捉注意力是灵活的,作为外源或内源的暗示.
- 情感价值与注意力选择中的突出和目标相互作用.
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