Evidence for the embodiment of the automatic approach bias [PDF]
Tendencies of approach and avoidance seem to be a universal characteristic of humans. Specifically, individuals are faster in avoiding than in approaching negative stimuli and they are faster in approaching than in avoiding positive stimuli.
Johannes Solzbacher +5 more
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Playing Closer: Using Virtual Reality to Measure Approach Bias of Internet Gaming Disorder [PDF]
Playing online games is gradually becoming mainstream entertainment, but some people may develop Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Like other behavioral addictive diseases, one of the main characteristics of IGD is a craving for games, which also makes ...
Wen Wei +4 more
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Efficacy of approach bias modification as an add-on to smoking cessation treatment: study protocol for a randomized-controlled double-blind trial [PDF]
Background Although effective treatments for smoking cessation are available, long-term abstinence is the exception rather than the norm. Accordingly, there is a need for novel interventions that potentially improve clinical outcome.
Charlotte E. Wittekind +6 more
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Approach Bias and Tobacco Craving as Mechanisms of the Effect of Approach Bias Retraining on Smoking Cessation. [PDF]
Abstract Introduction Approach bias, the automatic tendency to advance toward, rather than move away from appetitive cues, has been associated with greater tobacco cravings, dependence, and likelihood of smoking relapse. Approach bias retraining (ABR) has emerged as one way to reduce approach bias and
Garey L +10 more
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A cross-cultural fMRI investigation of cannabis approach bias in individuals with cannabis use disorder [PDF]
Introduction: As cannabis policies and attitudes become more permissive, it is crucial to examine how the legal and social environment influence neurocognitive mechanisms underlying cannabis use disorder (CUD).
Lauren Kuhns +3 more
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Protocol for the methamphetamine approach-avoidance training (MAAT) trial, a randomised controlled trial of personalised approach bias modification for methamphetamine use disorder [PDF]
Background Globally, methamphetamine use has increased in prevalence in recent years. In Australia, there has been a dramatic increase in numbers of people seeking treatment, including residential rehabilitation, for methamphetamine use disorder (MUD ...
Joshua B. B. Garfield +12 more
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A methodological approach to ratio bias [PDF]
The ratio-bias (RB) phenomenon is considered to provide systematic evidence of irrationality. When judging the probability of a low-probability event, many people judge it as less likely when it is expressed as a ratio of small numbers (e.g., 1-in-10 ...
Gabriella Passerini +2 more
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Promoting smoking abstinence in smokers willing to quit smoking through virtual reality-approach bias retraining: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background Automatic processes to approach smoking-related cues have been repeatedly linked to smoking status, intensity of smoking, and cigarette craving.
Alla Machulska +7 more
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The Effect of Smartphone-Delivered Approach Bias Modification Training on Relapse Among Patients Leaving Residential Alcohol Treatment: A Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]
Joshua BB Garfield,1,2 Danielle Whelan,1,2 Hugh Piercy,1,2 Malcolm Hopwood,3,4 Michael Maloney,5 Rajnarayan Mahasuar,6 Ariel D Roxburgh,1,2,7 Dan I Lubman,1,2 Victoria Manning1,2 1Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash ...
Garfield JBB +8 more
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Algorithmic bias and the Value Sensitive Design approach [PDF]
Recently, amid growing awareness that computer algorithms are not neutral tools but can cause harm by reproducing and amplifying bias, attempts to detect and prevent such biases have intensified.
Judith Simon +2 more
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