Stimulus fear-relevance: Exploring the boundaries of preferential attentional processing

本项目将有助于我们了解处理情感突出事件的方式。它将测试当前有影响力的焦虑理论的预测，并在此过程中，告知我们对精神病理学中信息处理的理解。对这些基本问题的调查可以对治疗干预的设计产生影响。此外，本项目将为本科生和研究生提供研究训练的机会。在这样做的过程中，它将提高我们的文化质量，并为心理学学科做出贡献。

The present project will contribute to our knowledge about the manner in which emotionally salient events are processed. It will test predictions from a current, influential theory of anxiety and in doing so, inform our understanding of information processing in psychopathology. Investigation of these basic questions can have implications for the design of therapeutic interventions. Moreover, the present project will provide the opportunity for research training for undergraduate and post graduate students. In doing so, it will enhance the quality of our culture and contribute to the discipline of psychology.