APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Quantifying Perceptual Biases in Social Anxiety: How Do Different Measures Compare?
- Nicolas Raymond
University of Massachusetts Boston - Sarah Izen
University of Massachusetts Boston - Vivian Ciaramitaro
University of Massachusetts Boston
Abstract
Interpreting emotions is essential to social interactions. Evidence suggests individuals high in social anxiety may have a perceptual bias when interpreting the emotional states of others. However, such an effect has not been consistently observed across studies. Here, we explore how different measures for quantifying bias could explain these discrepancies.
Anxiety