Primary rewards and aversive outcomes have comparable effects on attentional bias.
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DOI: 10.1037/bne0000543
Abstract: Attention is biased toward stimuli previously associated with reward. The same is true for aversive conditioning; stimuli previously associated with an aversive outcome also bias attention, suggesting that motivational salience guides attention. Most research that… read more here.
Keywords: aversive outcomes; attentional bias; primary rewards; rewards aversive ... See more keywords
Bypassing the gatekeeper: incidental negative cues stimulate choices with negative outcomes
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DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2018.1523136
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Theory of Event Coding (TEC) predicts that exposure to affective cues can automatically trigger affectively congruent behaviour due to shared representational codes. An intriguing hypothesis from this theory is that exposure to aversive… read more here.
Keywords: gatekeeper incidental; bypassing gatekeeper; incidental negative; aversive outcomes ... See more keywords