Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2011
Abstract
Research conducted within the general paradigm of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) reveals that emotional biases in attention, interpretation, and memory are not merely associated with emotional disorders but contribute to them. After briefly describing research on both emotional biases and their modification, we examine similarities between CBM paradigms and older experimental paradigms used in research on learning and memory. We also compare the techniques and goals of CBM research to other approaches to understanding cognition/emotion interactions. From a functional perspective, the CBM tradition reminds us to use experimental tools to evaluate assumptions about clinical phenomena and more generally, about causal relationships between cognitive processing and emotion.
Identifier
10.1177/1745691611421205
Publisher
SAGE
Repository Citation
Hertel, P.T., & Mathews, A. (2011). Cognitive bias modification: Past perspectives, current findings, and future applications. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(6), 521-536. doi: 10.1177/1745691611421205
Publication Information
Perspectives on Psychological Science