A computerized stroop task to assess cancer-related cognitive biases Journal Article
| Authors: | DaCosta DiBonaventura, M.; Erblich, J.; Sloan, R.; Bovbjerg, D. |
| Article Title: | A computerized stroop task to assess cancer-related cognitive biases |
| Abstract: | Biases in processing information related to sources of stress have widely been demonstrated with the use of Stroop emotional color word tasks. One study reported such biases among women with histories of breast cancer in a first-degree relative (FH+) who were given a Stroop cancer word task. This study aimed to replicate and extend these findings with a computerized version of the task. Response latencies and errors were recorded during administration of the task to FH+ and FH- women. A cancer list and 5 comparison lists were administered. Results indicated that FH+ women exhibited longer response latencies for cancer words than did FH- women (p < 0.04), providing further support for cognitive biases in FH+ women. Confirming the psychometric properties of the task, lists exhibited high reliability for both latency (αs 0.96-0.98) and error rate (αs 0.61-0.79). In sum, results support the favorable psychometrics and predictive validity of the Stroop cancer word task. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. |
| Keywords: | adult; controlled study; comparative study; breast cancer; attitude to health; breast neoplasms; information processing; prediction; computers; family history; predictive validity; cognition; stress; reliability; validity; task performance; normal human; psychometrics; family; psychometry; human experiment; computer analysis; reaction time; cognitive bias; stroop task; latent period; stroop test |
| Journal Title: | Behavioral Medicine |
| Volume: | 36 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0896-4289 |
| Publisher: | Heldref Publications |
| Date Published: | 2010-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 37 |
| End Page: | 43 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08964280903521321 |
| PUBMED: | 20497941 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "CODEN: BEMEE" - "Source: Scopus" |
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