The Plymouth Student Scientist
Document Type
Project Article
Abstract
Research into the effects of focused attention on prime-to-behaviour effects indicates that heightened self-focus can eliminate stereotype and trait activation. The present research investigated the influence of focused attention on prime-to-behaviour effects after the exposure to a threatening social group (‘hoodies’). In particular it was predicted that focusing on an irrelevant target after ‘hoodie’ priming would result in response preparation behaviour whereas self-focusing would inhibit it. Results revealed that self-focusing does indeed inhibit response preparation behaviour during an interpersonal context but failed to show the opposite effect for non self-focusing. This suggests that purely focusing attention away from prime related material is sufficient to produce inhibitory effects.
Publication Date
2010-12-01
Publication Title
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Volume
3
Issue
2
First Page
164
Last Page
180
ISSN
1754-2383
Deposit Date
May 2019
Embargo Period
2024-07-03
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13917
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Wyatt-Barton, Alexandra C.
(2010)
"Moderating the influence of a prime: can self-focused attention inhibit response preparation behaviour in an interpersonal context?,"
The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 11.
Available at:
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol3/iss2/11
