The aim of the present study was to question untested assumptions about the nature of the
expression of Attentional Bias (AB) towards and away from threat stimuli. We tested the idea …

This meta-analysis of 172 studies (N= 2,263 anxious, N= 1,768 nonanxious) examined the
boundary conditions of threat-related attentional biases in anxiety. Overall, the results show …

Cognitive models of anxiety propose that selective attention to negative information plays a
causal role in heightened anxiety vulnerability and dysfunction. However, there has been …

Individuals with high levels of anxiety are hypothesized to have impaired executive control
functions that would otherwise enable efficient filtering of irrelevant information. Pinpointing …

Accumulating evidence suggests the existence of a processing bias in favor of threat-related
stimulation in anxious individuals. Using behavioral and ERP measures, the present study …

There is substantial evidence that heightened anxiety vulnerability is characterized by
increased selective attention to threatening information. The reliability of this anxiety-linked …

The current study investigated the influence of acute psychological stress on selective
attention processes. After an acute stressor or a control condition, 20 participants performed …

There is accumulating evidence that highly anxious individuals selectively attend to
threatening information; however, contrary to expectations, there is no evidence of …

The emotional significance of sensory events may influence attention in a reflexive manner,
but these effects vary across paradigms and participants. Recent research indicates that …

Clinical anxiety impairs decision making, and high trait anxiety interferes with learning. Less
understood are the effects of temporary anxious states on learning and decision making in …