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A Novel Attention Bias Modification Single Session Training Improves Eye Gaze Behaviour in Social Anxiety Disorder: A Pilot Study

Louise F. Carey

Louise F. Carey

Department of Psychology, Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford,
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Carey, Louise F.
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Giles M. Anderson

Giles M. Anderson

Department of Psychology, Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford,
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Anderson, Giles M.
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Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

Department of Psychology, Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford,
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May 21, 2020
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Published Online: May 21, 2020
Page range: 17 - 27
Received: Feb 21, 2020
Accepted: Mar 11, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gp-2020-0009
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Figure 1

Illustration of experimental task set-up.
Illustration of experimental task set-up.

Figure 2

Mean response times (ms) to probes by stimulus type and time point in the ABM and control conditions (error bars, in this and all other figures, indicate standard error)
Mean response times (ms) to probes by stimulus type and time point in the ABM and control conditions (error bars, in this and all other figures, indicate standard error)

Figure 3

Mean fixation durations (ms) on ROIs by stimulus type and time point in the ABM and control conditions
Mean fixation durations (ms) on ROIs by stimulus type and time point in the ABM and control conditions

Figure 4

Mean number of first saccades ending on ROIs by stimulus type and time point in the ABM and control conditions
Mean number of first saccades ending on ROIs by stimulus type and time point in the ABM and control conditions

Table summarising the dot-probe task procedure in the pre-training, training and post-training phases

GroupPre-Training AssessmentTraining PhasePost-Training Assessment
ControlFixation cross 1000msEyes and nose images above and below fixation cross. 1000ms Eyetracking (incudes 10 catch trials)One or two * probe/s at the location previously occupied by the nose or eyes image remain/s on screen until a response is made. RT and response accuracy collected.Fixation cross 1000msEyes and nose images above and below fixation cross. 1000msOne or two * probe/s at the location previously occupied by the nose or eyes image remain/s on screen until a response is made.Fixation cross 1000msEyes and nose images above and below fixation cross. 1000ms Eyetracking (incudes 10 catch trials)One or two * probe/s at the location previously occupied by the nose or eyes image remain/s on screen until a response is made. RT and response accuracy collected
ABM TrainingFixation cross 1000msEyes and nose images above and below fixation cross. 1000ms Eyetracking (incudes 10 catch trials)One or two * probe/s at the location previously occupied by the nose or eyes image remain/s on screen until a response is made. RT and response accuracy collected.Fixation cross 1000msEyes and nose images above and below fixation cross. 1000msOne or two * probe/s at the location previously occupied by the eyes image only remain/s on the screen until a response is made.Fixation cross 1000msEyes and nose images above and below fixation cross. 1000ms Eyetracking (incudes 10 catch trials)One or two * probe/s at the location previously occupied by the nose or eyes image remain/s on screen until a response is made. RT and response accuracy collected

Participant characteristics by condition_

CharacteristicABM TrainingControl Trainingp
Age
M32.830.7.683
SD12.412.5
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Score (pre-assessment)
M55.653.6.867
SD30.427.1
Gaze Anxiety Rating Scale Score (pre-assessment)
M30.832.4.840
SD21.015.9
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale Score
M8.739.67.642
SD5.373.99
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