The impact of fear on cognition and social behaviour

[CLOSED]The impact of fear on cognition and social behaviour

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We are conducting studies examining how the mind and brain function to produce and control emotions. In this study, we are particularly interested in how emotions triggered by emotional scenes and reminders may affect the way you think and make judgements. Unpleasant scenes may impact problem solving and social judgements. We will also investigate whether those effects vary depending on an individual’s unique personality characteristics.

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Both male and female

18 years old to 45 years old

Healthy Volunteers

Who can participate in this study?

Healthy adults aged 18 to 45 without a mental health disorder, major medical or neurological disorder, or certain other psychiatric conditions (e.g., psychoses) or a history of such conditions.

What is involved?

The study can be completed in either one or two visits, depending on participant preference. In cases where two visits are preferred, it is ideal that they not be more than two weeks apart. The total time to complete will be 2 to 2.5 hours. This experiment will involve providing ratings of movie clips that you will be invited to watch, some of which may contain mature content in the form of graphic violence/horror. As well, you will be asked to complete several questionnaire measures and computerized tasks. The computerized tasks involve responding quickly to prompts and making judgements about the thoughts, feelings or intentions of others based on pictures of them. Additionally, while the movie clips are being watched, skin conductance recordings will be gathered; this provides a measure of how your body is subtly responding to the emotional stimuli.

Principal Investigator & Posting Dates

Principal Investigator: Derek Mitchell
Study posted on: July 2nd, 2022
Recruitment open until: December 31st, 2022
Recruitment Complete

Who can I contact to learn more about this study?

For more information about this study please contact:

emcoglab@uwo.ca

 

 

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