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Volume 20 Issue 3 (2024)

Special Issue

Editorial: EEG Signal Processing in Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

pp. 0-0
First published on 19 August 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0430-2
Emilia Zabielska-Mendyk, Ludmiła Zając-Lamparska
Corresponding author:

Emilia Zabielska-Mendyk, Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14 20-950 Lublin, Poland. Email: zabiela@kul.lublin.pl

Ludmila Zajac-Lamparska, Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland, Faculty of Psychology, Department of General Psychology and Psychology of Human Development, Laboratory of Cognitive Aging Research, 85-867 Bydgoszcz. Email: l.lamparska@gmail.com

 

APA
Zabielska-Mendyk, E., & Zając-Lamparska, L. (2024). Editorial: EEG signal processing in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), I-III. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0430-2
Abstract

We are glad to present you with a special issue of Advances in Cognitive Psychology (ACP) and we want to thank you for your interest in how novel EEG signal analysis methods contribute to better understanding of perception and cognitive processes.

Emotional Cues Reduce the Effects of Anticipation Violation on ERP Responses to Facial Expressions

pp. 158-166
First published on 19 August 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0426-6
Jiafeng Liang, Huiyan Lin, Hua Jin
Corresponding author:

Huiyan Lin, Laboratory for Behavioral and Regional Finance, School of National Finance, Guangdong University of Finance, 510521, Guangzhou, China. Email: huiyanlin@gduf.edu.cn.

Hua Jin, Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, 300387, Tianjin, China. Email: jinhua@tjnu.edu.cn

APA
Liang, J., Lin, H., & Jin, H. (2024). Emotional cues reduce the effects of anticipation violation on ERP responses to facial expressions. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), 158-166. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0426-6
Abstract

Individuals frequently expect consequences—in particular emotional consequences—based on nonemotional or emotional information conveyed by environmental cues. However, in an everchanging world, (emotional) consequences are sometimes incongruent with expectations. Past event-related potential (ERP) studies have revealed effects of anticipation violation on facial expression processing when consequence anticipation is based on nonemotional cues (NEC). However, it is unknown whether anticipation violation influences ERP responses to emotional facial expressions when the anticipation is based on emotional cues (EC). To understand this question, anticipatory cues were presented before fearful and happy facial expressions. Most often, the cues correctly suggested the emotional content of the facial expression but sometimes, another emotional category of facial expression was shown. Moreover, in the EC condition, emotional pictures were used as anticipatory cues, while scrambled pictures outlined in different colors were used as cues in the NEC condition. The ERP results showed stronger responses in early posterior negativity (EPN) and late positive potential (LPP) to facial expressions under the violated condition than under the nonviolated condition in the NEC condition, whereas these effects were absent in the EC condition. The findings might suggest that EC reduces the influences of anticipation violation on attention toward emotional facial expressions.

Keywords: cue valence, facial expressions, anticipation violation, EPN, LPP

Facebook Primes Pain: An ERP Study on Priming and Pain Perception in Empathic Processes

pp. 167-177
First published on 19 August 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0427-5
Natalia Kopiś-Posiej, Andrzej Cudo, Paweł Krukow, Paweł Augustynowicz, Bartosz Postawa, Julia Pańczyk
Corresponding author:

Natalia Kopiś-Posiej, Medical University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 1, 20-059 Lublin. Email: natalia.kopis-posiej@umlub.pl

APA
Kopiś-Posiej, N., Cudo, A., Krukow, P., Augustynowicz, P., Postawa, B., & Pańczyk, J. (2024). Facebook primes pain: An ERP study on priming and pain perception in emphatic processes. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), 167-177. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0427-5
Abstract

Facebook is a platform for social contacts, establishing relationships, and solving interpersonal conflicts. Consequently, understanding online emotional and social behaviour in problematic and nonproblematic Facebook use is important to explore how people function on social media. In this context, the current study examined the differences between participants with low (LPFU) and high (HPFU) problematic Facebook use in pain perception associated with empathic processes using the event-related potential (ERP) paradigm. More precisely, the current study verified the impact of problematic Facebook use on pain-related stimuli during a subliminal affective priming paradigm task. Three types of priming were used: Facebook-related, pain-related, and neutral. The results showed that the HPFU group answered more slowly than the individuals from LPFU. Additionally, the N2 amplitude was sensitive both for Facebook-related and pain-related primes and painful and nonpainful stimuli types in the HPFU and LPFU groups. However, for the HPFU group, the N2 amplitude was more negative in the painful stimulus condition than in the nonpainful stimulus condition in the Facebook-related prime. The findings also showed that the P3 component was more positive in nonpainful than painful conditions. The study's results allow us to better understand the functioning of Facebook users in the context of emotional and social behavior online.

Keywords: priming, empathy, ERP, Facebook

Unexpected Discovery of Asymmetrical and Asynchronous Activation of P1 Event-Related Potential in Covert Visual Search

pp. 178-186
First published on 19 August 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0424-8
Marta Szewczyk, Paweł Augustynowicz
Corresponding author:
Marta Szewczyk, Institute of Psychology, Department of Experimental Psychology, Perception & Cognition Lab, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Email: marta.ratomska@gmail.com
APA
Szewczyk, M., & Augustynowicz, P. (2024). Unexpected discovery of asymmetrical and asynchronous activation of P1 event-related potential in covert visual search. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), 178-186. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0424-8
Abstract

Visuo-spatial attentional functions are known to be lateralized in the right hemisphere. However, a left-hemispheric dominance emerges under several specific circumstances, such as the need to engage selective attention, dominance of local (vs. global) processing, deployment of top-down attention, or reduced cognitive arousal. We conducted two experimental electroencephalography (EEG) studies in the event-related potential (ERP) paradigm to assess the effect of implicitly learned spatiotemporal predictability on the effectiveness of attentional selection in localization and identification tasks. Although primarily unexpected, we discovered behavioral as well as electrophysiological correlates of reversed attentional asymmetry. The analyzed data came from 30 healthy, young adults taking part in Experiments 1 (N = 15) and 2 (N = 15). Participants in both experiments reacted faster to right versus left targets. Additionally, we found shorter latency of an early visual P1 component for right versus left targets, registered exclusively from the left occipitoparietal electrodes (PO7/O1). We discuss our results with reference to behavioral, electrophysiological, and functional neuroimaging studies that have shown different aspects and determinants of (reversed) attentional asymmetry, and we indicate important research questions that have not yet been answered.

Keywords: attentional asymmetry, selective attention, left-hemispheric dominance, right visual field advantage, event-related potentials, P1, visual search

Empathic Response or Affective Response: A Study on the Affective Cue in the Empathy for Pain Paradigm

pp. 187-196
First published on 19 August 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0429-3
Natalia Kopiś-Posiej, Andrzej Cudo
Corresponding author:
Natalia Kopiś-Posiej, Medical University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 1, 20-059 Lublin. Email: natalia.kopis-posiej@umlub.pl
APA
Kopiś-Posiej, N., & Cudo, A. (2024). Empathic response or affective response: A study on the affective cue in the empathy for pain paradigm. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0429-3
Abstract

Research on neural correlates of empathy towards pain identified as an event-related potential (ERP) component has become popular recently. However, N1, P2, and N2 components were found to be unreliable indicators of empathy-related processes. Thus, we decided to test whether the neuronal response of these components relates to empathy or whether it is an affective response to a stimulus connected with pain. According to our results, the amplitude of the N1, N2, and P3 ERP components was sensitive to the type of subject (human vs. vegetable/fruit). However, stimulation had a significant effect on the P2 component. The amplitude of P2 was significantly different when participants observed affective cues (needle or cotton stick), regardless of whether it concerned another person or an object. According to our knowledge, this is the first study on affective/ empathic stimuli and ERP components.

Keywords: empathy, affect, pain, event-related potential (ERP)

The Daily Life Satisfaction Scale: Initial Validation of a New Measure for Assessing the Cognitive Component of Well-Being

pp. 197-206
First published on 19 August 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0431-1
Emilia Mielniczuk
Corresponding author:
Emilia Mielniczuk, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. Email: mielniczuk.e@gmail.com
APA
Mielniczuk, E. (2014). The Daily Life Satisfaction Scale: Initial validation of a new measure for assessing the cognitive component of well-being. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), 197-206. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0431-1
Abstract

The current study aimed to develop a brief measure of daily life satisfaction understood as cognitive judgments about one’s current life – the Daily Life Satisfaction Scale (DLSS). Six items, including two reverse-scored items, were developed and tested in two online surveys. A total of 598 adults participated in the first cross-sectional study. Results from an exploratory factor analysis supported a univariate structure including all six items. However, the slightly lower factor loading on the reversed questions suggested further analysis of a four-item version of the tool, excluding the reversed ones. A subsequent confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this structure, with the four-item version showing better fit than the six-item version. The four-item version showed excellent internal consistency and convergent validity, correlating significantly with positive and negative affect (The Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule) and depression (The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale short form). Additionally, the DLSS showed measurement invariance across gender and age groups. A subsequent daily diary study with 170 adults aimed to reassess the construct validity of the four-item measure. Results from a multilevel confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensional structure of the DLSS. In conclusion, the DLSS is a brief, reliable measure suitable for both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.

Keywords: Daily Life Satisfaction Scale, new measure, well-being, factor structure, measurement invariance

Systematic Literature Review of Virtual Reality Efficacy for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Stroke Survivors

pp. 207-217
First published on 19 August 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0432-0
Jovita Janavičiūtė-Pužauskė, Liuda Šinkariova
Corresponding author:
Jovita Janavičiūtė-Pužauskė, Jonavos g. 66, 44191 Kaunas, Lithuania. Email: Jovita.janaviciute-puzauske@vdu.lt
APA
Janavičiūtė-Pužauskė, J., & Šinkariova, L. (2024). Systematic literature review of virual reality efficacy for cognitive rehabilitation in stroke survivors. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), 207-217. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0432-0
Abstract

Background. Stroke is one of the most common diseases which causes long-term disability, cognitive and motor impairments. The methods of conventional rehabilitation appear to be deficient in their capacity to enhance cognitive functions in patients who have suffered a stroke. Currently, virtual reality (VR) methods are of great promise in improving cognitive functions in stroke patients. Methods. A systematic literature review aimed to collect scientific evidence for the evaluation of the effectiveness of VR in cognitive rehabilitation in stroke patients. Five electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, and PsycARTICLES) were searched for articles published in English-language peer-reviewed journals from 2015 to December 2023. The results of selected studies were summarized. Results. The current systematic review comprised 14 studies. A total of 555 stroke patients were included in all 14 studies. Sample sizes ranged mainly from 18 to 121 participants. The results revealed an improvement in various aspects of cognitive functions; memory, attention, visual-spatial abilities, executive, and general cognitive functions in patients suffering from a stroke after VR interventions. Conclusions. Using different VR tools with the following treatment protocol: 3–5 sessions per week for 2-8 weeks, 30-45 minutes, may show maximum benefits. Both immersive and nonimmersive VR cognitive rehabilitation proved to be an effective technique for enhancing cognitive function. However, additional investigations are required to compare the efficacy of different types of VR in this regard. Further randomized clinical trials with large sample sizes and estimations of effect sizes are needed to verify our findings.

Keywords: virtual reality, cognitive rehabilitation, stroke, immersive, nonimmersive

Parsing Negative and Positive Recency Biases in Terms of Top- Down and Bottom-Up Processing

pp. 218-236
First published on 16 September 2024 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0433-x
Sirin Zhang, J. Mark Cleaveland, Jacob T. Goebel
Corresponding author:

Mark Cleaveland, Vassar College, Department of Psychological Science.

Email: macleaveland@vassar.edu

APA
Zhang, S., Cleaveland, J. M., & Goebel, J. T. (2024). Parsing negative and positive recency biases in terms of top-down and bottom-up processing. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(3), 218-236. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0433-x
Abstract

We suggest a productive categorization of positive and negative recency biases – such as the gambler’s fallacy and the hot hand fallacies – in terms of bottom-up and top-down processes. In this manner, the biases may be treated similarly to perceptual illusions. We provide a brief review of this framework, and in two experiments suggest a novel methodology that utilizes a nonbinary outcome design. In Experiment 1, we showed that a negative recency belief can generate either a positive or negative recency behavioral bias. In Experiment 2, we performed a more granular examination of bottom-up processes that might underpin probability judgments by manipulating reward variance and a sequence window, showing a list of recent winning positions First, we found that the gain/loss variance and the size of the sequence window affected the frequency of subjects showing either positive or negative recency biases. Second, we found a main effect of sequence window on a subject’s positive recency bias after streaks of either rewards or outcomes. Finally, we found data qualitatively supporting an inverse spatial proximity bias for subjects displaying behavior consistent with a negative recency bias.

Keywords: gambler’s fallacy, hot hand fallacy, negative recency bias, positive recency bias, top-down processing, bottom-up processing

Tasks financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education on the basis of the contract no. 801/P-DUN/2018 out of the funds designed for activities promoting science: Preparation and editing of English versions of articles, Financing foreign Editors-in-Chief, Dissemination of publications and increasing their accessibility to a broad range of readers, Creation of the XML conversion platform to improve the access to the articles (2018-2019). Advances in Cognitive Psychology is co-financed by the Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki) under the program "Rozwój czasopism naukowych," RCN/SN/0494/2021/1.

Zadania finansowane w ramach umowy 801/P-DUN/2018 ze środków Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę: Finansowanie zagranicznych redaktorów naczelnych; Przygotowanie i edycja anglojęzycznych publikacji; Upowszechnianie publikacji i ułatwianie dostępu do nich szerokiemu gronu odbiorców; Utworzenie nowej platformy do udostępniania artykułów. Advances in Cognitive Psychology jest współfinansowane przez Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki w ramach programu "Rozwój czasopism naukowych," RCN/SN/0494/2021/1.