Dot Probe Task

FREE for use with an Inquisit Lab or Inquisit Web license.

Available Test Forms

Alcohol Dot Probe Task

This script measures attentional bias towards alcohol-related visual cues using a dot probe task (Miller & Fillmore, 2010). It is adaptable to domains other than alcohol.
Duration: 4 minutes
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German
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Attentional Bias Dot Probe

A dotprobe procedure to measure attentional bias by MacLeod et al (2007).
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Dot Probe Task Template (Images)

A generic dot probe task template using image stimuli based on Miller & Fillmore (2010).
Duration: 3 minutes
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Dot Probe Task Template (Text)

A generic dot probe task template using text stimuli based on Miller & Fillmore (2010).
Duration: 3 minutes
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Emotion Dot Probe Task

Then Emotion Dot Probe Task as described by Sutton & Altarriba (2011).
Duration: 6 minutes
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References

Google ScholarSearch Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Dot Probe Task.

MacLeod, C. , Soong, L.Y., Rutherford, E., & Campbell, L.W. (2007). Internet-delivered assessment and manipulation of anxiety-linked attentional bias: Validation of a free-access attentional probe software package. Behavior Research Methods, 39, 533-538.

Lang, T. J., Blackwell, S. E., Harmer, C. J., Davison, P., & Holmes, E. A. (2011). Cognitive bias modification using mental imagery for depression: Developing a novel computerized intervention to change negative thinking styles.European Journal of Personality, 10, 855

Hakamata Y, Lissek S, Bar-Haim Y, Britton JC, Fox NA, Leibenluft E, Ernst M, Pine DS. (2012). Attention bias modification treatment: a meta-analysis toward the establishment of novel treatment for anxiety. Biological Psychiatry, 72, 429.