Booth, Robert W.Mackintosh, BundyMobini, SirousÖztop, PınarNunn, Samantha2021-06-232021-06-2320140147-59161573-2819https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-014-9628-6https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/7752Cognitive bias modification for attentional bias (CBM-A) attempts to alleviate anxiety by training an attentional bias away from threat. Several authors have argued that CBM-A in fact trains top-down, reactive counteraction of the tendency to orient towards threat. Imposing a working memory (WM) load during training should therefore limit its efficacy, since WM resources are required for goal-driven control of attention. Twenty-eight subclinical high-anxious participants completed two sessions of CBM-A or placebo training: one under a high WM load, and one under a low WM load. Attentional bias was assessed after each training. CBM-A produced an attentional bias away from threat under low load, but not under high load. These results suggest CBM-A trains top-down counteraction of orienting to threat. It also suggests the administration of CBM-A in the home environment may be affected by everyday worries and distractions.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCognitive Bias ModificationAttentional BiasAnxietyWorking MemoryArticle10.1007/s10608-014-9628-63866346392-s2.0-84939894209Q1WOS:000345005100006Q3