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Discrepant Attentional Biases Toward Sexual Stimuli, Martin Seehuus
Discrepant Attentional Biases Toward Sexual Stimuli, Martin Seehuus
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
There are at least two types of response to stimuli: an automatic response that happens before conscious thought (a Type 1 response) and a deliberative, intentional response (a Type 2 response). These responses are related to behavior associated with the affective loading of the stimulus presented. Prior research has shown, for example, that a Type 1 tendency to spend more time looking at fear-provoking stimuli is associated with higher levels of general anxiety, while a Type 2 tendency to spend more time looking away from happy faces is associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms. Some stimuli categories elicit mixed …