“Rear bias” in spatial auditory perception: Attentional and affective vigilance to sounds occurring outside the visual field

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dc.abstract.enPresented studies explored the rear bias phenomenon, that is, the attentional and affective bias to sounds occurring behind the listener. Physiological and psychological reactions (i.e., fEMG, EDA/SCR, Simple Reaction Task–SRT, and self-assessments of affect-related states) were measured in response to tones of different frequencies (Study 1) and emotional vocalizations (Study 2) presented in rear and front spatial locations. Results showed that emotional vocalizations, when located in the back, facilitate reactions related to attention orientation (i.e., auricularis muscle response and simple reaction times) and evoke higher arousal—both physiological (as measured by SCR) and psychological (self-assessment scale). Importantly, observed asymmetries were larger for negative and threat-related signals (e.g., anger) than positive/nonthreatening ones (e.g., achievement). By contrast, there were only small differences for the relatively higher frequency tones. The observed relationships are discussed in terms of one of the postulated auditory system's functions, which is monitoring of the environment in order to quickly detect potential threats that occur outside of the visual field (e.g., behind one's back).
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Sopocie
dc.contributor.authorOlszanowski, Michał
dc.contributor.authorFrankowska, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorTołopiło, Aleksandra
dc.date.access2024-05-14
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-09T12:32:12Z
dc.date.available2024-01-09T12:32:12Z
dc.date.created2023-05-14
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Presented studies explored the rear bias phenomenon, that is, the attentional and affective bias to sounds occurring behind the listener. Physiological and psychological reactions (i.e., fEMG, EDA/SCR, Simple Reaction Task–SRT, and self‐assessments of affect‐related states) were measured in response to tones of different frequencies (Study 1) and emotional vocalizations (Study 2) presented in rear and front spatial locations. Results showed that emotional vocalizations, when located in the back, facilitate reactions related to attention orientation (i.e., <jats:italic>auricularis</jats:italic> muscle response and simple reaction times) and evoke higher arousal—both physiological (as measured by SCR) and psychological (self‐assessment scale). Importantly, observed asymmetries were larger for negative and threat‐related signals (e.g., anger) than positive/nonthreatening ones (e.g., achievement). By contrast, there were only small differences for the relatively higher frequency tones. The observed relationships are discussed in terms of one of the postulated auditory system's functions, which is monitoring of the environment in order to quickly detect potential threats that occur outside of the visual field (e.g., behind one's back).</jats:p>
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dc.description.additionalvorW imieniu Michała Olszanowskiego wrzucam plik VoR dla tego osiągnięcia - TJ
dc.description.issue11
dc.description.physical1-18
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume60
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/psyp.14377
dc.identifier.eissn0048-5772
dc.identifier.issn1469-8986
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/68
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37357967/
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enattention
dc.subject.encontent/topics
dc.subject.enauditory processes
dc.subject.enemotion
dc.subject.enEMG
dc.subject.enmethods
dc.subject.enskin conductance
dc.subject.enother
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dc.title“Rear bias” in spatial auditory perception: Attentional and affective vigilance to sounds occurring outside the visual field
dc.title.journalPsychophysiology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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