Approach-Avoidance Task (AAT)
Push/pull a joystick in response to emotional stimuli. Congruence effects reveal automatic approach/avoidance tendencies.
- Emotion
Indexed implementations 2
Metadata only — each row links to the authors' own page. A date in the last column is the last time an automated check confirmed the link loads; it is not a review of the task.
| Implementation | Source | Languages | Link checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Visual Approach/Avoidance by the Self Task (online-VAAST): Version with images · PsyToolkit | PsyToolkit | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Online Visual Approach/Avoidance by the Self Task (online-VAAST): Version with words · PsyToolkit | PsyToolkit | English | 2026-05-07 |
Key references
- Rinck, M., & Becker, E. S. (2007). Approach and avoidance in fear of spiders. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 38(2), 105-120. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.10.001