We are interested in the effects of psychophysiological threat states on risky decision making, approach-avoidance arbitration and adaptive learning. We typically use experimental tasks to investigate decisions, combined with psychophysiology (heart rate, skin conductance and pupil responses, body-sway measures) under threat of shock. Additionally, we use stress-full VR-environments to probe (training with) decisions under threat.
How do we adapt to constantly changing environments? In this project we test the impact of autonomic balance on the…
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This project aims to investigate the role of defensive psychophysiological states in approach-avoidance decision-making under threat. The project focusses on…
Read moreIt is widely recognized that police performance may be hindered by psychophysiological state changes during acute stress. To address the…
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