Global-local visual processing impacts risk taking behaviors, but only at first

Frontiers in Psychology

Stephen Wee Hun Lim¹ 

关键词: global-local visual processing;    Balloon Analogue Risk Task;    decision making;    risk taking behavior;    theory of predictive and reactive control systems;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01257

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

We investigated the impact of early visual processing on decision-making during unpredictable, risky situations. Participants undertook Navon’s (1977) task and attended to either global letters or local letters only, following which they completed the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). It was observed that global-focused individuals made more balloon pumps during the BART (i.e., took more risk), whereas local-focused individuals took less risk, albeit only initially. The theory of predictive and reactive control systems (PARCS) provides an excellent account of the data. Implications and future directions are discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY