APS
29th APS Annual Convention
Understanding Uncertainty: Effects on Decision Making, Cognitive Control, and Emotion
Despite being ubiquitous, uncertainty can be difficult to tolerate. This symposium explores the effects of uncertainty on decision making, cognitive control, and emotion across multiple levels of analysis, from behavior to neuroimaging. Individual differences in responses to uncertainty and the potential of mindfulness-based interventions to improve responses are highlighted.
Chairs & Discussants
- Ema TanovicChair
Yale University - Jutta JoormannCoChair
Yale University
Presentations
- Anticipating UncertaintyEma Tanovic
- Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty and DelayChristian Luhmann
- Neuroanatomy Accounts for Age-Related Changes in Risk PreferenceIfat Levy
- Behavioral Inhibition during Uncertain ThreatChristian Grillon
- Bracing Later and Coping Better: Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation during an Uncertain Waiting PeriodKate Sweeny
