Uwaga kierowana emocjami: o wykrywaniu pozytywnych i negatywnych obrazów

Monika Pawłowska

Abstract

 Abstract. The paper deals with the influence of emotions on attentional processes. An attempt was made to verify assumptions about special vigilance and automaticity of attentional attraction to negative information. A new experimental method was used, combining the procedure of perceptual scanning and the emotional Stroop test. Two experiments were conducted, involving 60 participants. As expected, negative pictures were found to be more quickly detected than positive or neutral ones. It was also proved that the presence of negative images decreased the effectiveness of detection of any other information differing in emotional valence.