attentional bias in math anxiety
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Cognitive theory from the field of general anxiety suggests that the tendency to display attentional bias toward negative information results in anxiety. Accordingly, the current study aims to investigate whether attentional bias is involved in math anxiety as well (i.e., a persistent negative reaction to math). Twenty seven participants (14 with high levels of math anxiety and 13 with low levels of math anxiety) were presented with a novel computerized numerical version of the well established dot probe task. One of 6 types of prime stimuli, either math related or typically neutral, were presented on one side of a computer screen. The prime was preceded by a probe (either one or two asterisks) that appeared in either the prime or the opposite location. Participants had to discriminate probe identity (one or two asterisks). Math anxious individuals reacted faster when the probe was at the location of the numerical related stimuli. This suggests the existence of attentional bias in math anxiety. That is, for math anxious individuals, the cognitive system selectively favored the processing of emotionally negative information (i.e., math related words). These findings suggest that attentional bias is linked to unduly intense math anxiety symptoms.
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| Authors | ;Orly eRubinsten;Hili eEidlin;Hadas eWohl;Orly eAkibli |
| Journal | accounts of chemical research |
| Year | 2015 |
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10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01539
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