APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Visual Emotional Cues Increase Change Deafness
Session: Poster Session I
Authors
- Genevieve PiattPresenting Author
Elizabethtown College
Abstract
Fifty-four undergraduate students completed an auditory change detection task while being exposed to angry, fearful, and neutral expressions. Results showed significantly fewer hits on the auditory task when participants were exposed to angry expressions, suggesting an attentional bias to visual threats.
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