Previous studies on attentional biases often show contradictory results. This suggests that important moderating variables have been neglected so far. We suggest that (1) control over potential consequences and (2) satisfaction with the current status are important factors that need to be considered. We explored the influence of these variables using a colour classification task, where colours ...

In adults, longitudinal external focus benefitsthe motor performance of high-skilled performers. Whilelow-skilled performers benefit from a proximal focus. Children seem to respond differently adults regarding the effects attentional on learning, and cause this difference remains unclear.The present study investigated distance learning children. Forty-five 8-years-old children were divided into...