@phdthesis{Metz2009, author = {Metz, Barbara}, title = {Worauf achtet der Fahrer? Steuerung der Aufmerksamkeit beim Fahren mit visuellen Nebenaufgaben}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-37704}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2009}, abstract = {Die Arbeit befasst sich mit der Steuerung der Aufmerksamkeit w{\"a}hrend visueller Nebenaufgaben beim Fahren. Es wird angenommen, dass f{\"u}r die visuelle Wahrnehmung beim Fahren drei Prozesse zur Steuerung der Aufmerksamkeit beitragen. (1) {\"U}ber top-down Prozesse wird die Aufmerksamkeit auf f{\"u}r die aktuelle Handlung besonders relevante Situationsbestandteile gelenkt. (2) Explorative Wahrnehmung dient dazu, ein umfassenderes Situationsmodell zu entwickeln, das neben aktuell handlungssteuernden Situationsbestandteilen auch andere, potentiell aufgabenrelevante Ob¬jekte zu einem umfassenderen Abbild der Situation integriert. (3) Saliente Reize k{\"o}nnen {\"u}ber bottom-up Aktivierung die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen. Es ist bekannt, dass Fahrer w{\"a}hrend der Bearbeitung visueller Zweitaufgaben mit ihrem Blick und damit mit ihrer Aufmerksamkeit wiederholt zwischen Fahr- und Nebenaufgabe wechseln. Grundlage der experimentellen Arbeiten ist die Idee, dass hierbei die Ausrichtung der Aufmerksamkeit in der Fahraufgabe {\"u}ber top-down Prozesse gesteuert wird und auf einem mentalen Abbild der Situation basiert. Vor dem Beginn der Nebenaufgabe fokussiert der Fahrer auf die Fahrsituation, bewertet sie und entwickelt eine Antizipation der zuk{\"u}nftigen Situationsentwicklung. Das entstehende Situationsmodell entscheidet dar{\"u}ber, wie viel Aufmerksamkeit w{\"a}hrend der Nebenaufgabe auf die Fahraufgabe verwendet wird, und welche Situationsbestandteile durch die Blicke zur Straße kontrolliert werden. Der Fahrer lenkt {\"u}ber top-down Prozesse seine Aufmerksamkeit auf als relevant f{\"u}r die Situationsentwicklung bewertete Objekte. Andere Objekte, sowie eine von der aktuellen Fahraufgabe unabh{\"a}ngige, explorative Wahrnehmung der Fahrsituation werden w{\"a}hrend der Nebenaufgabe vernachl{\"a}ssigt. Aus der Literatur ergeben sich außerdem Hinweise darauf, dass eine reizbasierte bottom-up Ausrichtung der Aufmerksamkeit w{\"a}hrend visueller Ablenkung zumindest eingeschr{\"a}nkt, wenn nicht sogar zeitweise vollst{\"a}ndig unterdr{\"u}ckt ist. Die durchgef{\"u}hrten experimentellen Arbeiten finden in der Fahrsimulation Belege f{\"u}r die angenommen top-down Steuerung der Aufmerksamkeit w{\"a}hrend visueller Nebenaufgaben beim Fahren. Es werden zwei unterschiedliche Messans{\"a}tze verwendet. Studie 1 und 2 greifen auf die Analyse des Blickverhaltens zur{\"u}ck. In diesen beiden Studien absolvieren die Testfahrer l{\"a}ngere, anspruchsvolle Fahrten, w{\"a}hrend denen visuelle Nebenaufgaben bearbeitet werden. Es ergeben sich Hinweise auf eine tiefere visuelle Verarbeitung der Fahrszene direkt vor dem Beginn der Nebenaufgabe. W{\"a}hrend der Bearbeitung der visuellen Nebenaufgaben passen die Fahrer ihre Aufmerksamkeitsverteilung an die Erfordernisse der Fahrsituation an: In anspruchsvollen Fahrsituationen wird h{\"a}ufiger und l{\"a}nger auf die Straße geblickt als in weniger beanspruchenden Situationen. Es finden sich außerdem Hinweise daf{\"u}r, dass spezifische Fahrfehler mit einer fehlerhaften Ausrichtung der Aufmerksamkeit in der Fahrsituation in Zusammenhang stehen. Studie 3 und 4 verwenden das Ph{\"a}nomen der Change Blindness als Indikator f{\"u}r die Ausrichtung der Aufmerksamkeit. Im Rahmen von Fahrten mit kontrollierten Situationsbedingungen wird die Hypothese untersucht, dass w{\"a}hrend der Bearbeitung visueller Nebenaufgabe die fahrbezogene Aufmerksamkeit auf fahrrelevante Situationsbestandteile gelenkt wird. Die Testfahrer n{\"a}hern sich wiederholt Kreuzungen an. W{\"a}hrend der Anfahrten wird {\"u}ber Okklusion ein Blickverhalten vorgegeben, das dem bei der Bearbeitung visueller Nebenaufgaben {\"a}hnelt. Die Fahrer sollen mit Tastendruck reagieren, wenn sie pl{\"o}tzliche {\"A}nderungen bemerken. Die {\"A}nderungen k{\"o}nnen sowohl relevante als auch irrelevante Fahrzeuge betreffen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eine schlechte Entdeckungsleistung f{\"u}r {\"A}nderungen an irrelevanten Fahrzeugen. {\"A}nderungen an relevanten Objekten werden dagegen so gut wie immer bemerkt. Ob die {\"A}nderung durch Okklusion maskiert wird oder ob sie stattfindet, w{\"a}hrend die Fahrer die Straße sehen, hat keinen eindeutigen Ein¬fluss auf die Entdeckungsleistung. Dies kann ein Hinweis darauf sein, dass in der untersuchten Doppelaufgabensituation keine bottom-up Ausrichtung der Aufmerksamkeit erfolgt. Die angenommene top-down gesteuerte Beschr{\"a}nkung der Aufmerksamkeit auf als relevant bewertete Bestandteile der Fahrsituation hat Konsequenzen f{\"u}r die Analyse von Verkehrsunf{\"a}llen. Unf{\"a}lle infolge von visueller Ablenkung durch selbst initiierte Zweitaufgaben sind dann besonders wahrscheinlich, wenn das Situationsmodell des Fahrers falsch oder ungenau ist. Dies kann beispielsweise geschehen, wenn ein peripheres, nicht beachtetes Objekt pl{\"o}tzlich relevant wird und eine Reaktion des Fahrers erforderlich macht. In {\"U}bereinstimmung mit Befunden zur Gefahrenwahrnehmung sind besonders Fahranf{\"a}nger aufgrund ihrer noch nicht ausreichend entwickelten mentalen Modellen anf{\"a}llig f{\"u}r Fehleinsch{\"a}tzungen von Fahrsituationen. Dies f{\"u}hrt bei Ablenkung durch Nebenaufgaben zu einer erh{\"o}hten Unfallgef{\"a}hrdung.}, subject = {Visuelle Aufmerksamkeit}, language = {de} } @incollection{Hoffmann1993, author = {Hoffmann, Joachim}, title = {Wird Wissen in Begriffen repr{\"a}sentiert?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-87000}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {1993}, abstract = {Die Arbeit geht von der allgemeinen Feststellung aus, daß die Repr{\"a}sentation von Wissen der Reduktion des Aufwandes von zu erwartenden Informationsverarbeitungsprozessen dient. Es werden verschiedene Anforderungen an die menschliche Informationsverarbeitung betrachtet, und es wird jeweils gefragt, welche Eigenschaften die Wissensrepr{\"a}sentation haben muß, um diesen Anforderungen zu gen{\"u}gen. Im einzelnen werden die Objektwahrnehmung, die anschauliche Vorstellungst{\"a}tigkeit, die Aufmerksamkeitssteuerung, die Erkennung semantischer Relationen, die Handlungskontrolle und der Erwerb von Wortbedeutungen betrachtet. Es wird die Schlußfolgerung gezogen, daß eine Repr{\"a}sentation in diskreten symbolischen Einheiten der Dynamik der Wissensnutzung unter den verschiedenen Anforderungen wenig gerecht wird. Es scheint naheliegender, Wissen direkt in Handlungseinheiten zu repr{\"a}sentieren. Solche Einheiten sollten Informationen {\"u}ber einzelne Handlungen mit Informationen {\"u}ber Situationskontexte verbinden, in denen die Handlungen erfolgreich verwendet worden sind. Die Vorteile einer solchen handlungsorientierten Wissensrepr{\"a}sentation werden diskutiert.}, subject = {Wissensrepr{\"a}sentation}, language = {de} } @article{SchwarzWieserGerdesetal.2013, author = {Schwarz, Katharina A. and Wieser, Matthias J. and Gerdes, Antje B. M. and M{\"u}hlberger, Andreas and Pauli, Paul}, title = {Why are you looking like that? How the context influences evaluation and processing of human faces}, series = {Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience}, volume = {8}, journal = {Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1093/scan/nss013}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-132126}, pages = {438-445}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Perception and evaluation of facial expressions are known to be heavily modulated by emotional features of contextual information. Such contextual effects, however, might also be driven by non-emotional aspects of contextual information, an interaction of emotional and non-emotional factors, and by the observers' inherent traits. Therefore, we sought to assess whether contextual information about self-reference in addition to information about valence influences the evaluation and neural processing of neutral faces. Furthermore, we investigated whether social anxiety moderates these effects. In the present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, participants viewed neutral facial expressions preceded by a contextual sentence conveying either positive or negative evaluations about the participant or about somebody else. Contextual influences were reflected in rating and fMRI measures, with strong effects of self-reference on brain activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and right fusiform gyrus. Additionally, social anxiety strongly affected the response to faces conveying negative, self-related evaluations as revealed by the participants' rating patterns and brain activity in cortical midline structures and regions of interest in the left and right middle frontal gyrus. These results suggest that face perception and processing are highly individual processes influenced by emotional and non-emotional aspects of contextual information and further modulated by individual personality traits.}, language = {en} } @article{WallmannSperlichBippBuckschetal.2017, author = {Wallmann-Sperlich, Birgit and Bipp, Tanja and Bucksch, Jens and Froboese, Ingo}, title = {Who uses height-adjustable desks? - Sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of regular users}, series = {International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity}, volume = {14}, journal = {International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity}, number = {26}, doi = {10.1186/s12966-017-0480-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-157888}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Background: Sit-to-stand height-adjustable desks (HAD) may promote workplace standing, as long as workers use them on a regular basis. The aim of this study was to investigate (i) how common HAD in German desk-based workers are, and how frequently HADs are used, (ii) to identify sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of workday sitting including having a HAD, and (iii) to analyse sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of users and non-users of HADs. Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 680 participants (51.9\% men; 41.0 ± 13.1 years) in a desk-based occupation was interviewed by telephone about their occupational sitting and standing proportions, having and usage of a HAD, and answered questions concerning psycho-social variables of occupational sitting. The proportion of workday sitting was calculated for participants having an HAD (n = 108) and not-having an HAD (n = 573), as well as for regular users of HAD (n = 54), and irregular/non-users of HAD (n = 54). Linear regressions were conducted to calculate associations between socio-demographic, health-related, psychosocial variables and having/not having an HAD, and the proportion of workday sitting. Logistic regressions were executed to examine the association of mentioned variables and participants' usage of HADs. Results: Sixteen percent report that they have an HAD, and 50\% of these report regular use of HAD. Having an HAD is not a correlate of the proportion of workday sitting. Further analysis restricted to participants having available a HAD highlights that only the 'perceived advantages of sitting less' was significantly associated with HAD use in the fully adjusted model (OR 1.75 [1.09; 2.81], p < 0.05). Conclusions: The present findings indicate that accompanying behavioral action while providing an HAD is promising to increase the regular usage of HAD. Hence, future research needs to address the specificity of behavioral actions in order to enhance regular HAD use, and needs to give more fundamental insights into these associations.}, language = {en} } @article{ZuernStrack2017, author = {Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Strack, Fritz}, title = {When More Is Better - Consumption Priming Decreases Responders' Rejections in the Ultimatum Game}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {8}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, number = {2226}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02226}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-189989}, year = {2017}, abstract = {During the past decades, economic theories of rational choice have been exposed to outcomes that were severe challenges to their claim of universal validity. For example, traditional theories cannot account for refusals to cooperate if cooperation would result in higher payoffs. A prominent illustration are responders' rejections of positive but unequal payoffs in the Ultimatum Game. To accommodate this anomaly in a rational framework one needs to assume both a preference for higher payoffs and a preference for equal payoffs. The current set of studies shows that the relative weight of these preference components depends on external conditions and that consumption priming may decrease responders' rejections of unequal payoffs. Specifically, we demonstrate that increasing the accessibility of consumption-related information accentuates the preference for higher payoffs. Furthermore, consumption priming increased responders' reaction times for unequal payoffs which suggests an increased conflict between both preference components. While these results may also be integrated into existing social preference models, we try to identify some basic psychological processes underlying economic decision making. Going beyond the Ultimatum Game, we propose that a distinction between comparative and deductive evaluations may provide a more general framework to account for various anomalies in behavioral economics.}, language = {en} } @article{LenhardMintenLenhard2023, author = {Lenhard, Alexandra and Minten, Marie-Pierre and Lenhard, Wolfgang}, title = {When biology takes over: TV formats like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette confirm evolutionary theories of partner selection}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {14}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219915}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-325717}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Introduction: In this study, we investigated the impact of age on mate selection preferences in males and females, and explored how the formation and duration of committed relationships depend on the sex of the person making the selection. Methods: To this end, we utilized data from the television dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. In these programs, either a single man ("bachelor") or a woman ("bachelorette") has the opportunity to select a potential long-term partner from a pool of candidates. Our analysis encompassed a total of n = 169 seasons from 23 different countries, beginning with the first airing in 2002. Results: We found that the likelihood of the final couple continuing their relationship beyond the broadcast was higher in The Bachelorette than in The Bachelor, although the duration of these relationships was not significantly influenced by the type of show. On average, women were younger, both when selecting their partner and when being chosen. However, men exhibited a greater preference for larger age differences than women. Furthermore, the age of the chosen male partners significantly increased with the age of the "bachelorettes," whereas "bachelors" consistently favored women around 25.5 years old, regardless of their own age. Discussion: We discuss these findings within the context of parental investment theory and sexual strategies theory.}, language = {en} } @article{EidelKuebler2020, author = {Eidel, Matthias and K{\"u}bler, Andrea}, title = {Wheelchair Control in a Virtual Environment by Healthy Participants Using a P300-BCI Based on Tactile Stimulation: Training Effects and Usability}, series = {Frontiers in Human Neuroscience}, volume = {14}, journal = {Frontiers in Human Neuroscience}, issn = {1662-5161}, doi = {10.3389/fnhum.2020.00265}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-207775}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Tactile stimulation is less frequently used than visual for brain-computer interface (BCI) control, partly because of limitations in speed and accuracy. Non-visual BCI paradigms, however, may be required for patients who struggle with vision dependent BCIs because of a loss of gaze control. With the present study, we attempted to replicate earlier results by Herweg et al. (2016), with several minor adjustments and a focus on training effects and usability. We invited 16 healthy participants and trained them with a 4-class tactile P300-based BCI in five sessions. Their main task was to navigate a virtual wheelchair through a 3D apartment using the BCI. We found significant training effects on information transfer rate (ITR), which increased from a mean of 3.10-9.50 bits/min. Further, both online and offline accuracies significantly increased with training from 65\% to 86\% and 70\% to 95\%, respectively. We found only a descriptive increase of P300 amplitudes at Fz and Cz with training. Furthermore, we report subjective data from questionnaires, which indicated a relatively high workload and moderate to high satisfaction. Although our participants have not achieved the same high performance as in the Herweg et al. (2016) study, we provide evidence for training effects on performance with a tactile BCI and confirm the feasibility of the paradigm.}, language = {en} } @article{TopolinskiZuernSchneider2015, author = {Topolinski, Sascha and Z{\"u}rn, Michael and Schneider, Iris K.}, title = {What's in and what's out in branding? A novel articulation effect for brand names}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {6}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, number = {585}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00585}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-143036}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The present approach exploits the biomechanical connection between articulation and ingestion-related mouth movements to introduce a novel psychological principle of brand name design. We constructed brand names for diverse products with consonantal stricture spots either from the front to the rear of the mouth, thus inwards (e.g., BODIKA), or from the rear to the front, thus outwards (e.g., KODIBA). These muscle dynamics resemble the oral kinematics during either ingestion (inwards), which feels positive, or expectoration (outwards), which feels negative. In 7 experiments (total N = 1261), participants liked products with inward names more than products with outward names (Experiment 1), reported higher purchase intentions (Experiment 2), and higher willingness-to-pay (Experiments 3a-3c, 4, 5), with the price gain amounting to 4-13\% of the average estimated product value. These effects occurred across English and German language, under silent reading, for both edible and non-edible products, and even in the presence of a much stronger price determinant, namely fair-trade production (Experiment 5).}, language = {en} } @article{EderMitschkeGollwitzer2020, author = {Eder, Andreas B. and Mitschke, Vanessa and Gollwitzer, Mario}, title = {What stops revenge taking? Effects of observed emotional reactions on revenge seeking}, series = {Aggressive Behavior}, volume = {46}, journal = {Aggressive Behavior}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1002/ab.21890}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214686}, pages = {305 -- 316}, year = {2020}, abstract = {What reaction stops revenge taking? Four experiments (total N = 191) examined this question where the victim of an interpersonal transgression could observe the offender's reaction (anger, sadness, pain, or calm) to a retributive noise punishment. We compared the punishment intensity selected by the participant before and after seeing the offender's reaction. Seeing the opponent in pain reduced subsequent punishment most strongly, while displays of sadness and verbal indications of suffering had no appeasing effect. Expression of anger about a retributive punishment did not increase revenge seeking relative to a calm reaction, even when the anger response was disambiguated as being angry with the punisher. It is concluded that the expression of pain is the most effective emotional display for the reduction of retaliatory aggression. The findings are discussed in light of recent research on reactive aggression and retributive justice.}, language = {en} } @article{FoersterMoellerFringsetal.2023, author = {Foerster, Anna and Moeller, Birte and Frings, Christian and Pfister, Roland}, title = {What is left after an error? Towards a comprehensive account of goal-based binding and retrieval}, series = {Attention, Perception, \& Psychophysics}, volume = {85}, journal = {Attention, Perception, \& Psychophysics}, number = {1}, doi = {10.3758/s13414-022-02609-w}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324851}, pages = {120-139}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The cognitive system readily detects and corrects erroneous actions by establishing episodic bindings between representations of the acted upon stimuli and the intended correct response. If these stimuli are encountered again, they trigger the retrieval of the correct response. Thus, binding and retrieval efficiently pave the way for future success. The current study set out to define the role of the erroneous response itself and explicit feedback for the error during these processes of goal-based binding and retrieval. Two experiments showed robust and similar binding and retrieval effects with and without feedback and pointed towards sustained activation of the unbound, erroneous response. The third experiment confirmed that the erroneous response is more readily available than a neutral alternative. Together, the results demonstrate that episodic binding biases future actions toward success, guided primarily through internal feedback processes, while the erroneous response still leaves detectable traces in human action control.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Schmitt2022, author = {Schmitt, Nadine J. B.}, title = {What is integrity and how do we use it? - Enhancing the validity of integrity by reviewing integrity tests, expanding the nomological network, and reducing faking}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-26046}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-260468}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This dissertation focuses on the construct and criterion validity of integrity tests and aims to enhance both. To accomplish this goal, three approaches were adopted: First, an overview and systematic comparison of integrity tests was conducted with reference to the construction and application of the tests. Second, the nomological network of integrity tests was expanded with reference to honesty-humility and organizational citizenship behavior at their factor and facet level. Third, two promising methods to reduce faking on integrity tests were tested: the double rating method (Hui, 2001) and the indirect questioning technique. In line with previous research, the results of the overview and comparison of integrity measures confirmed that integrity tests are multidimensional and heterogenous. A clear definition of integrity is urgently needed. The personality trait of honesty-humility and its facets of fairness, and modesty revealed the most significant relationships to integrity. Moreover, organizational citizenship behavior and its facets of altruism, conscientiousness, and sportsmanship were found to significantly relate to integrity. Furthermore, integrity tests were able not only to predict organizational citizenship behavior but also to incrementally predict job performance and organizational citizenship behavior beyond the factor and facet level of the personality traits of conscientiousness and honesty-humility. In contrast to the indirect questioning technique, the double rating method, which includes an other rating and a self rating, was shown to be able to significantly reduce faking on integrity tests in an anonymous survey setting. This dissertation makes an important contribution to better explain the construct and nomological network of integrity, provide a more detailed view on integrity tests and their protection against faking, and expand the predictive and incremental validity of these tests. The implications for future research and practice are further discussed.}, subject = {Integrit{\"a}t}, language = {en} } @incollection{Krueger1983, author = {Kr{\"u}ger, Hans-Peter}, title = {What differentiates a differential psychopharmacology?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-41248}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {1983}, abstract = {The methodological implications of a differential psychopharmacology are discussed. It is shown that the technique of stratifying subjects with personality scores depends on one basic assumption: the personality score is not affected by the other experimental factors. Two experiments are reported in which pre- and posttest (after the experiment) scores were measured. The pre-post-differences showed themselves to be affected by the medication. It is argued that in psychopharmacological experimentation an additional step must be included. All non-treatment factors must be examined for their stability in the course of the experiment. If they are stable, usual evaluation may take place. If changes are attributable to the treatment, personality scores must be regarded as dependent variables. They have to be evaluated together with the other observables with a multivariate model. Additionally, a procedure like this yields as "experimental differential psychology" a self-reliant contribution to the problems of differential psychology.}, language = {en} } @article{KueblerHautzingerLudolphetal.2014, author = {K{\"u}bler, Andrea and Hautzinger, Martin and Ludolph, Albert and Dickhaus, Thorsten and Real, Ruben G. L.}, title = {Well-being in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a pilot experience sampling study}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00704}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-113057}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Objective: The aim of this longitudinal study was to identify predictors of instantaneous well-being in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Based on flow theory well-being was expected to be highest when perceived demands and perceived control were in balance, and that thinking about the past would be a risk factor for rumination which would in turn reduce well-being. Methods: Using the experience sampling method, data on current activities, associated aspects of perceived demands, control, and well-being were collected from 10 patients with ALS three times a day for two weeks. Results: Results show that perceived control was uniformly and positively associated with well-being, but that demands were only positively associated with well-being when they were perceived as controllable. Mediation analysis confirmed thinking about the past, but not thinking about the future, to be a risk factor for rumination and reduced well-being. Discussion: Findings extend our knowledge of factors contributing to well-being in ALS as not only perceived control but also perceived demands can contribute to well-being. They further show that a focus on present experiences might contribute to increased well-being.}, language = {en} } @article{WeissRodriguesPaeleckeetal.2020, author = {Weiß, Martin and Rodrigues, Johannes and Paelecke, Marko and Hewig, Johannes}, title = {We, Them, and It: Dictator Game Offers Depend on Hierarchical Social Status, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Dominance}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {11}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.541756}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218168}, year = {2020}, abstract = {We investigated the influence of social status on behavior in a modified dictator game (DG). Since the DG contains an inherent dominance gradient, we examined the relationship between dictator decisions and recipient status, which was operationalized by three social identities and an artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, we examined the predictive value of social dominance orientation (SDO) on the behavior of dictators toward the different social and non-social hierarchical recipients. A multilevel model analysis showed that recipients with the same status as the dictator benefited the most and the artificial intelligence the least. Furthermore, SDO, regardless of social status, predicted behavior toward recipients in such a way that higher dominance was associated with lower dictator offers. In summary, participants treated other persons of higher and lower status equally, those of equal status better and, above all, an algorithm worst. The large proportion of female participants and the limited variance of SDO should be taken into account with regard to the results of individual differences in SDO.}, language = {en} } @article{EderDeutsch2015, author = {Eder, Andreas B. and Deutsch, Roland}, title = {Watch the target! Effects in the affective misattribution procedure become weaker (but not eliminated) when participants are motivated to provide accurate responses to the target}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {6}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01442}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-125982}, pages = {1442}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Previous research showed that priming effects in the affective misattribution procedure (AMP) are unaffected by direct warnings to avoid an influence of the primes. The present research examined whether a priming influence is diminished by task procedures that encourage accurate judgments of the targets. Participants were motivated to categorize the affective meaning of nonsense targets accurately by being made to believe that a true word was presented in each trial and by providing feedback on (allegedly) incorrect responses. This condition produced robust priming effects. Priming was however reduced and less reliable relative to more typical AMP conditions in which participants guessed the meaning of openly presented nonsense targets. Affective judgments of nonsense targets were not affected by advance knowledge of the response mapping during the priming phase, which argues against a response-priming explanation of AMP effects. These findings show that affective primes influence evaluative judgments even in conditions in which the motivation to provide accurate responses is high and a priming of motor responses is not possible. Priming effects were however weaker with high accuracy motivation, suggesting that a focus on accurate judgments is an effective strategy to control for an unwanted priming influence in the AMP.}, language = {en} } @article{Pfister2011, author = {Pfister, Roland}, title = {Wardrobe Malfunctions and the Measurement of Internet Behaviour}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-69067}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The wardrobe malfunction—an unanticipated exposure of bodily parts in the public—has become a prevailing issue in concerts, shows and other celebrity events that is reliably reported by the media. The internet as the fastest source for celebrity gossip allows measuring the impact of such wardrobe malfunctions on the public in-terest in a celebrity. This measurement in turn allows conclusions about intention, motivation, and internet be-haviour of a wide variety of internet users. The present study exemplifies the use of an innovative non-reactive measure of active interest—the Search Volume Index—to assess the impact of a variety of internet-related phe-nomena, including wardrobe malfunctions. Results indicate that interest in a celebrity increases immediately af-ter such an event and stays at a high level for about three weeks (the wardrobe plateau). This special form of ce-lebrity gossip thus meets a constant interest of a substantial proportion of internet users.}, subject = {Psychologie}, language = {en} } @article{RuboGamer2019, author = {Rubo, Marius and Gamer, Matthias}, title = {Visuo-tactile congruency influences the body schema during full body ownership illusion}, series = {Consciousness and Cognition}, volume = {73}, journal = {Consciousness and Cognition}, doi = {10.1016/j.concog.2019.05.006}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-227095}, pages = {UNSP 102758, 1-14}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Previous research showed that full body ownership illusions in virtual reality (VR) can be robustly induced by providing congruent visual stimulation, and that congruent tactile experiences provide a dispensable extension to an already established phenomenon. Here we show that visuo-tactile congruency indeed does not add to already high measures for body ownership on explicit measures, but does modulate movement behavior when walking in the laboratory. Specifically, participants who took ownership over a more corpulent virtual body with intact visuo-tactile congruency increased safety distances towards the laboratory's walls compared to participants who experienced the same illusion with deteriorated visuo-tactile congruency. This effect is in line with the body schema more readily adapting to a more corpulent body after receiving congruent tactile information. We conclude that the action-oriented, unconscious body schema relies more heavily on tactile information compared to more explicit aspects of body ownership.}, language = {en} } @article{KueblerBlankertzKleihetal.2014, author = {K{\"u}bler, Andrea and Blankertz, Benjamin and Kleih, Sonja C. and Kaufmann, Tobias and Hammer, Eva M.}, title = {Visuo-motor coordination ability predicts performance with brain-computer interfaces controlled by modulation of sensorimotor rhythms (SMR)}, doi = {10.3389/fnhum.2014.00574}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-113084}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Modulation of sensorimotor rhythms (SMR) was suggested as a control signal for brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Yet, there is a population of users estimated between 10 to 50\% not able to achieve reliable control and only about 20\% of users achieve high (80-100\%) performance. Predicting performance prior to BCI use would facilitate selection of the most feasible system for an individual, thus constitute a practical benefit for the user, and increase our knowledge about the correlates of BCI control. In a recent study, we predicted SMR-BCI performance from psychological variables that were assessed prior to the BCI sessions and BCI control was supported with machine-learning techniques. We described two significant psychological predictors, namely the visuo-motor coordination ability and the ability to concentrate on the task. The purpose of the current study was to replicate these results thereby validating these predictors within a neurofeedback based SMR-BCI that involved no machine learning.Thirty-three healthy BCI novices participated in a calibration session and three further neurofeedback training sessions. Two variables were related with mean SMR-BCI performance: (1) a measure for the accuracy of fine motor skills, i.e., a trade for a person's visuo-motor control ability; and (2) subject's "attentional impulsivity". In a linear regression they accounted for almost 20\% in variance of SMR-BCI performance, but predictor (1) failed significance. Nevertheless, on the basis of our prior regression model for sensorimotor control ability we could predict current SMR-BCI performance with an average prediction error of M = 12.07\%. In more than 50\% of the participants, the prediction error was smaller than 10\%. Hence, psychological variables played a moderate role in predicting SMR-BCI performance in a neurofeedback approach that involved no machine learning. Future studies are needed to further consolidate (or reject) the present predictors.}, language = {en} } @article{MadanBayerGameretal.2018, author = {Madan, Christopher R. and Bayer, Janine and Gamer, Matthias and Lonsdorf, Tina B. and Sommer, Tobias}, title = {Visual Complexity and Affect: Ratings Reflect More Than Meets the Eye}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {8}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, number = {2368}, issn = {1664-1078}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02368}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-190015}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Pictorial stimuli can vary on many dimensions, several aspects of which are captured by the term 'visual complexity.' Visual complexity can be described as, "a picture of a few objects, colors, or structures would be less complex than a very colorful picture of many objects that is composed of several components." Prior studies have reported a relationship between affect and visual complexity, where complex pictures are rated as more pleasant and arousing. However, a relationship in the opposite direction, an effect of affect on visual complexity, is also possible; emotional arousal and valence are known to influence selective attention and visual processing. In a series of experiments, we found that ratings of visual complexity correlated with affective ratings, and independently also with computational measures of visual complexity. These computational measures did not correlate with affect, suggesting that complexity ratings are separately related to distinct factors. We investigated the relationship between affect and ratings of visual complexity, finding an 'arousal-complexity bias' to be a robust phenomenon. Moreover, we found this bias could be attenuated when explicitly indicated but did not correlate with inter-individual difference measures of affective processing, and was largely unrelated to cognitive and eyetracking measures. Taken together, the arousal-complexity bias seems to be caused by a relationship between arousal and visual processing as it has been described for the greater vividness of arousing pictures. The described arousal-complexity bias is also of relevance from an experimental perspective because visual complexity is often considered a variable to control for when using pictorial stimuli.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Grossekathoefer2022, author = {Großekath{\"o}fer, Jonas David}, title = {Virtually Valid? On the Importance of Ecological Validity and Virtual Reality for Social Attention Research}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-26041}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-260417}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Gazes are of central relevance for people. They are crucial for navigating the world and communicating with others. Nevertheless, research in recent years shows that many findings from experimental research on gaze behavior cannot be transferred from the laboratory to everyday behavior. For example, the frequency with which conspecifics are looked at is considerably higher in experimental contexts than what can be observed in daily behavior. In short: findings from laboratories cannot be generalized into general statements. This thesis is dedicated to this matter. The dissertation describes and documents the current state of research on social attention through a literature review, including a meta-analysis on the /gaze cueing/ paradigm and an empirical study on the robustness of gaze following behavior. In addition, virtual reality was used in one of the first studies in this research field. Virtual reality has the potential to significantly improve the transferability of experimental laboratory studies to everyday behavior. This is because the technology enables a high degree of experimental control in naturalistic research designs. As such, it has the potential to transform empirical research in the same way that the introduction of computers to psychological research did some 50 years ago. The general literature review on social attention is extended to the classic /gaze cueing/ paradigm through a systematic review of publications and a meta-analytic evaluation (Study 1). The cumulative evidence supported the findings of primary studies: Covert spatial attention is directed by faces. However, the experimental factors included do not explain the surprisingly large variance in the published results. Thus, there seem to be further, not well-understood variables influencing these social processes. Moreover, classic /gaze cueing/ studies have limited ecological validity. This is discussed as a central reason for the lack of generalisability. Ecological validity describes the correspondence between experimental factors and realistic situations. A stimulus or an experimental design can have high and low ecological validity on different dimensions and have different influences on behavior. Empirical research on gaze following behavior showed that the /gaze cueing/ effect also occurs with contextually embedded stimuli (Study 2). The contextual integration of the directional cue contrasted classical /gaze cueing/ studies, which usually show heads in isolation. The research results can thus be transferred /within/ laboratory studies to higher ecologically valid research paradigms. However, research shows that the lack of ecological validity in experimental designs significantly limits the transferability of experimental findings to complex situations /outside/ the laboratory. This seems to be particularly the case when social interactions and norms are investigated. However, ecological validity is also often limited in these studies for other factors, such as contextual embedding /of participants/, free exploration behavior (and, thus, attentional control), or multimodality. In a first study, such high ecological validity was achieved for these factors with virtual reality, which could not be achieved in the laboratory so far (Study 3). Notably, the observed fixation patterns showed differences even under /most similar/ conditions in the laboratory and natural environments. Interestingly, these were similar to findings also derived from comparisons of eye movement in the laboratory and field investigations. These findings, which previously came from hardly comparable groups, were thus confirmed by the present Study 3 (which did not have this limitation). Overall, /virtual reality/ is a new technical approach to contemporary social attention research that pushes the boundaries of previous experimental research. The traditional trade-off between ecological validity and experimental control thus becomes obsolete, and laboratory studies can closely inherit an excellent approximation of reality. Finally, the present work describes and discusses the possibilities of this technology and its practical implementation. Within this context, the extent to which this development can still guarantee a constructive classification of different laboratory tests in the future is examined.}, subject = {Aufmerksamkeit}, language = {en} }