The dot-probe task to measure emotional attention: A suitable measure in comparative studies?

• Published in: Psychonomic bulletin & review Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1686 - 1717
• Main Authors: van Rooijen, Rianne, Ploeger, Annemie, Kret, Mariska E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anxiety; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Bias; Cognitive Psychology; Comparative studies; Emotions; Fear & phobias; Primates; Psychology; Theoretical Review; Emotion; Cross-species; Comparative; Attention; Dot-probe task

For social animals, attending to and recognizing the emotional expressions of other individuals is of crucial importance for their survival and likely has a deep evolutionary origin. Gaining insight into how emotional expressions evolved as adaptations over the course of evolution can be achieved by...