Making one-sided exercise decisions: The influence of exercise-related cognitive errors.
Exercise-related cognitive errors reflect biased processing of exercise-relevant information. The purpose of this study was to examine whether differences existed between individuals reporting low and high exercise-related cognitive errors on information processed about a relevant exercise decision-making situation. In all, 138 adults completed an online questionnaire. The high exercise-related cognitive error group primarily focused on negative content about the situation compared to the low exercise-related cognitive error group who focused on both positive and negative content. The high exercise-related cognitive error group displayed biased processing of exercise information, as suggested by the cognitive errors model. Future research should examine whether biasing information processing caused by exercise-related cognitive errors can be modified and attenuated.
University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Sean R
SR
Locke
University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Lawrence R
LR
Brawley
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
cognitive errors; exercise; health psychology; information processing; social cognitions