The Moderation of EEG Asymmetry on Attention Bias Patterns by Attentional Control Capabilities in Early Childhood
| dc.contributor.advisor | Perez-Edgar, Koraly | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zapp, Daniel J. | |
| dc.creator | Zapp, Daniel J. | |
| dc.date | 2011-07-22 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-22T18:55:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | NO_RESTRICTION | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-08-22T18:55:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-08-22 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry, attention biases to threat, and individual differences in attentional focusing have all been linked to socio-emotional behavior and the development of social information processing in children (Rothbart & Posner, 2006). Children with right frontal EEG asymmetry are generally found to be more socially withdrawn than children with left frontal EEG asymmetry, who tend to be more approach-oriented (Fox et al., 2008). A separate literature finds that children who preferentially direct their visual attention to threatening or negative stimuli in the environment are more withdrawn and anxious (Bar-Haim et al., 2007). Regulatory mechanisms, such as the ability to focus attention, may moderate reactive traits, such as EEG asymmetry and attention biases to threat (Rueda, Posner, & Rothbart, 2005). This study investigated the relation between psychophysiological (EEG asymmetry) and cognitive (attention bias) mechanisms of socio-emotional development as a function of individual differences in attentional focusing in a sample of 31 children (15 female). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1920/6612 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.subject | Attention Bias | |
| dc.subject | Threat | |
| dc.subject | EEG Asymmetry | |
| dc.subject | Childhood | |
| dc.subject | Attention Focusing | |
| dc.title | The Moderation of EEG Asymmetry on Attention Bias Patterns by Attentional Control Capabilities in Early Childhood | |
| dc.type | Dissertation | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | George Mason University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | PhD in Psychology |