Does physiological arousal lead to increased catastrophic misinterpretation? An experiment based on the concept of a fear memory

Abstract Background While there has been research on catastrophic misinterpretation of ambiguous situations and on the effects of the induction of physiological arousal, there has been no experimental research on the relationship between them. Based on the concept of a fear memory, we aimed to inves...

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Main Authors: Barnabas Ohst, Brunna Tuschen-Caffier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-020-0384-y