Campus Safety

People Pay More Attention To Stimuli They Associate With Danger

Paying attention to a threat then causes a person to perceive it as being more dangerous A new analysis of how people prioritize their attention when determining safety and danger in busy settings, such as crossing a road, suggests that a person will pay more attention to something if they learn it is associated with danger.

IN BUSY SETTINGS, SUCH AS CROSSING A ROAD, PEOPLE PAY MORE ATTENTION TO STIMULI THEY ASSOCIATE WITH DANGER.