Dot Probe Task
FREE for use with an Inquisit Lab or Inquisit Web license.Available Test Variations
A dotprobe procedure to measure attentional bias by MacLeod et al (2007).
A generic dot probe task template using image stimuli based on Miller & Fillmore (2010).
A generic dot probe task template using text stimuli based on Miller & Fillmore (2010).
Then Emotion Dot Probe Task as described by Sutton & Altarriba (2011).
This script measures attentional bias towards alcohol-related visual cues using a dot probe task (Miller & Fillmore, 2010). It is adaptable to domains other than alcohol.
References
Search Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Dot Probe Task.
Townshend J. M., Duka T. Attentional bias associated with alcohol cues: differences between heavy and occasional social drinkers. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2001; 157: 67–74.
Field M.,Mogg K., Zetteler J., Bradley B. P. Attentional biases for alcohol cues in heavy and light social drinkers: the roles of initial orienting and maintained attention. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2004; 73: 88–93.
Duka T., Townshend J. M. The priming effect of alcohol preload on attentional bias to alcohol-related stimuli. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2004; 176: 353–62.
Field M., Duka T., Eastwood B., Child R., Santarcangelo M., Gayton M. Experimental manipulation of attentional biases in heavy drinkers: do the effects generalize? Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2007; 192: 593–608.
MacLeod, C. , Soong, L.Y., Rutherford, E., & Campbell, L.W. (2007). Internet-delivered assessment and manipulation of anxiety-linked attentional bias: Validation of a free-access attentional probe software package. Behavior Research Methods, 39, 533-538.
Melissa A. Miller, M.A. & Mark T. Fillmore, M.T (2010). The effect of image complexity on attentional bias towards alcohol-related images in adult drinkers. Addiction, 105, 883–890.
Lang, T. J., Blackwell, S. E., Harmer, C. J., Davison, P., & Holmes, E. A. (2011). Cognitive bias modification using mental imagery for depression: Developing a novel computerized intervention to change negative thinking styles.European Journal of Personality, 10, 855
Hakamata Y, Lissek S, Bar-Haim Y, Britton JC, Fox NA, Leibenluft E, Ernst M, Pine DS. (2012). Attention bias modification treatment: a meta-analysis toward the establishment of novel treatment for anxiety. Biological Psychiatry, 72, 429.