Perceiving our world is an active process. We actively explore and investigate the environment rather than passively registering the
objects and events we encounter. Our perception and attention reflect our moods, expectations, and beliefs. Recent evidence supporting this
approach comes from studies that focus on the impact of individual differences on human perception and attention. Characteristics about the
world we live in, like culture or religion, may drive these differences in perception and attention. One of the ways this has been looked at
is by examining executive functioning. Inhibitory control, the ignoring of irrelevant information, is an important component of executive
functioning. The Simon, Flanker, and Stroop tasks are all common measures of inhibitory control. They all require to some degree the
inhibition of irrelevant information when selecting an appropriate response to stimuli. Several studies have reported a bilingual advantage
on these tasks. Previous research has indicated differences in cognitive functioning for those of different political beliefs. Differences
are seen in perception of multi-level stimuli in people of different cultures and religions and for people with different political leanings.
Previous research has found similar differences in performance on a measure of executive functioning for people of different religions. The
expected effects for the Simon and Flanker task were found in this sample. Differences in the size of the Simon and Flanker effect were not
found in this sample for those of different religious beliefs or political beliefs / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester 2017. / November 8, 2017. / Attention, Executive Functioning, Inhibitory control, Political beliefs, Religious beliefs, Simon effect / Includes bibliographical references. / Michael P. Kaschak, Professor Directing Dissertation; Gretchen Sunderman, University Representative;
Walter Richard Boot, Committee Member; Colleen M. Kelley, Committee Member; Paul Conway, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_604951 |
| Contributors | Berry, Cassie Stutts (author), Kaschak, Michael P. (professor directing dissertation), Sunderman, Gretchen L. (university representative), Boot, Walter Richard (committee member), Kelley, Colleen M. (committee member), Conway, Paul (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Arts and Sciences (degree granting college), Department of Psychology (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (75 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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