Interpretive bias in social phobia: An ERP study with morphed emotional schematic faces
IT Kolassa, S Kolassa, S Bergmann… - Cognition and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Individuals with social phobia fear negative evaluation, which is most directly signalled by
an angry expression of the interlocutor's face. This study investigated the processing of 3 …
an angry expression of the interlocutor's face. This study investigated the processing of 3 …
Event-related potentials to schematic faces in social phobia
IT Kolassa, S Kolassa, F Musial… - Cognition and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Social phobia has been associated with an attentional bias for angry faces. This study aimed
at further characterising this attentional bias by investigating reaction times, heart rates, and …
at further characterising this attentional bias by investigating reaction times, heart rates, and …
Impaired identification of fearful faces in Generalised Social Phobia
BACKGROUND: Cognitive models and interventions for anxiety assume that socially
anxious individuals interpret ambiguous social information in a threatening manner …
anxious individuals interpret ambiguous social information in a threatening manner …
Attentional biases for facial expressions in social phobia: The face-in-the-crowd paradigm
E Gilboa-Schechtman, EB Foa, N Amir - Cognition & Emotion, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
The present study examines the attentional bias hypothesis for individuals with generalised
social phobia (GSPs). Socially phobic individuals were hypothesised to exhibit attentional …
social phobia (GSPs). Socially phobic individuals were hypothesised to exhibit attentional …
Fear of negative evaluation and attentional bias for facial expressions: An event-related study
Numerous studies have shown an exacerbation of attentional bias towards threat in anxiety
states. However, the cognitive mechanisms responsible for these attentional biases remain …
states. However, the cognitive mechanisms responsible for these attentional biases remain …
Psychophysiological correlates of face processing in social phobia
IT Kolassa, WHR Miltner - Brain research, 2006 - Elsevier
Social phobia has been associated with abnormal processing of angry faces, which directly
signal disapproval—a situation that social phobics fear. This study investigated the …
signal disapproval—a situation that social phobics fear. This study investigated the …
The misclassification of facial expressions in generalised social phobia
C Bell, C Bourke, H Colhoun, F Carter… - Journal of anxiety …, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate facial expression recognition (FER) accuracy in
social phobia and in particular to explore how facial expressions of emotion were …
social phobia and in particular to explore how facial expressions of emotion were …
Categorical perception of anger and disgust facial expression is affected by non-clinical social anxiety: an ERP study
Anxiety has been associated with a bias for interpreting threatening information. Faces
expressing anger seem to be more easily detected by socially anxious individuals than by …
expressing anger seem to be more easily detected by socially anxious individuals than by …
Interpretation of facial expressions and social anxiety: Specificity and source of biases
Cognitive-behavioural models of social phobia (Clark & Wells, 1995; Rapee & Heimberg,
1997) propose that biased information processing contributes to the maintenance of social …
1997) propose that biased information processing contributes to the maintenance of social …
Social phobics do not see eye to eye:: A visual scanpath study of emotional expression processing
K Horley, LM Williams, C Gonsalvez… - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2003 - Elsevier
Clinical observation suggests that social phobia is characterised by eye avoidance in social
interaction, reflecting an exaggerated social sensitivity. These reports are consistent with …
interaction, reflecting an exaggerated social sensitivity. These reports are consistent with …