The influence of stimuli valence, extraversion, and emotion regulation on visual search within real-world scenes.

ABSTRACT: Affective traits, including extraversion and emotion regulation, are important considerations in clinical psychology due to their associations with the occurrence of affective disorders. Previously, emotional real-world scenes have been shown to influence visual search. However, it is currently unknown whether extraversion and emotion regulation can influence visual search towards neutral targets embedded within real-world scenes, or whether these traits can impact the effect of emotional stimuli on visual search. An opportunity sample of healthy individuals had trait levels of extraversion and emotion regulation recorded before completing a visual search task. Participants more accurately identified search targets in neutral images compared to positive images, whilst response times were s

SUBMITTER: Bendall RCA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8766590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature