Psychoticism and attentional flexibility |
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Authors: | B a ej Szymura, Kamila
migasiewicz,Philip Corr |
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Affiliation: | aJagiellonian University, Institute of Psychology, Poland;bUniversity of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | In three separate experiments, we tested the hypothesis that a systematic relationship between psychoticism (P) and visual selective attention is infrequently observed because the tasks typically used to test individual differences in efficiency of attentional mechanisms do not entail attentional flexibility. We manipulated the selection rule of the computerized divided visual attention (DIVA) task to be either (a) a predictable, or (b) a random manner, and a secondary task was added to check the quality of high P scorers’ performance in an interference condition; and we also introduced breaks between DIVA tasks to allow for cue utilization. Results revealed that low P scorers outperformed high P scorers in the regular selection rule alternation condition (cue utilization possible), whereas high P scorers performed better in random alternation condition – high P scorers also showed performance superiority in the dual task condition unless stimuli presentation was speeded up. Thus, P does not necessarily impair attentional performance; indeed, our data point to performance advantages of high P, especially attentional efficiency in tasks requiring small demands of attentional control. |
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Keywords: | Psychoticism Selective attention Attentional flexibility Inhibition Cue utilization Information acquisition Divided attention |
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