Test-retest reliability of eye tracking during the visual probe task in cocaine-using adults

Katherine R. Marks, Erika Pike, William W. Stoops, Craig R. Rush

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Abstract

Background: Stimuli associated with cocaine use capture attention. Evidence suggests that fixation time measured on the visual probe task is a valid measure of cocaine cue attentional bias. The aim of this experiment was to demonstrate the test-retest reliability of cocaine cue attentional bias as measured by fixation time during the visual probe task. Methods: In a within-subject, repeated-measures design, thirty-six non-treatment seeking cocaine-using adults completed a visual probe task with eye tracking. Results: Participants displayed an attentional bias to cocaine-related images as measured by fixation time across two occasions (F (1, 35) = 56.5, p< 0.0001). A Pearson correlation indicated significant test-retest reliability for this effect (r= 0.51, p= 0.001). Response time failed to detect an attentional bias and test-retest reliability was low (r= 0.24, p= 0.16). Conclusion: Fixation time during the visual probe task is a reliable measure of cocaine cue attentional bias in cocaine-using adults across time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-237
Number of pages3
JournalDrug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume145
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by NIDA Grants R01 DA 025032, R01 DA 025591 and R01 DA 032254 to CRR , T32 DA 035200 to CRR and KRM , UL1 TR 000115 to KRM , and R21 DA 034095 to WWS , as well as by internal funding to WWS from the University of Kentucky. These funding agencies had no role in study design, data collection or analysis or preparation and submission of the manuscript.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

Keywords

  • Attention
  • Cocaine
  • Cue reactivity
  • Eye tracking
  • Reliability
  • Visual probe

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Toxicology
  • Pharmacology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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