ACES Colloquium Series: Dr. Connie Barroso Garcia (EPSY) 2/15/22
Investigating the Role of Interpretation Biases on Anxiety in a Math-Specific Context
Meeting ID: 952 7128 2100
Password: CBGarcia
Investigating the Role of Interpretation Biases on Anxiety in a Math-Specific Context
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Virtual Event
Zoom Meeting information:
Meeting ID: 952 7128 2100
Password: CBGarcia
https://tamu.zoom.us/j/95271282100?pwd=bGlWYUVveTdCQllZVEtoeVl5VDlXdz09
Dr. Connie Barroso Garcia
Assistant Visiting Professor, Educational Psychology, Glasscock Affiliated Fellow (ACES), Texas A&M University
Abstract:
Math anxiety is a prevalent negative emotion experienced by many college students that can increase the avoidance of both math coursework and pursuit of careers in mathematics-heavy fields. The inclination to process ambiguous stimuli as threatening, known as a negative interpretation bias, has been linked with the development and maintenance of anxiety. Negative interpretation biases can be modified to reduce the experience of anxiety generally, but this causal relation has not been tested in a math context as a method to reduce math anxiety. In this presentation, Barroso Garcia will discuss preliminary results from an ongoing project investigating the effectiveness of a math-specific interpretation bias modification intervention aimed to decrease math anxiety in a sample of college students.
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