Introduction
ambiguous social situations, depression, anxiety disorder, anxiety
DISEASE
According to the 2016 Psychological Disease Dynamics Survey released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea, the demographic distribution of the annual prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder in 2016 was 1.0% in the age group of 18–29 years, and this figure is about twice as high as the below 0.5% for other age groups [Cognitive biases such as interpretation and memory bias has been known to be significant and potent risk factors to cause and maintain social anxiety. Many prior studies have shown that people with social anxiety interpret ambiguous social information as a threat [Cognitive Bias Modification of interpretation (CBM-I) aims to positively correct negative biases individuals with anxiety or depression, by providing repetitive computer-based tasks for interpreting ambiguous social situations in a more flexible and positive way [Memory bias is another factor that prolongs social anxiety. Individual with high levels of social anxiety showed the tendency to recall negative or threatening memories more easily than positive ones in social situations [On the other hand, Hirsch and Clark [Summing up the results of prior studies mentioned above, CBM-I can affect memory bias as well as interpretation bias. However, not many studies have examined the interaction between interpretation and memory bias using CBM-I training. Holmes and Mathews [Without limiting cognitive bias to interpretation bias, we examined the effects of CBM-I on interpretation and memory biases. The research hypotheses are as follows:Hypothesis 1. The positive CBM-I training group will show increased happy and decreased sad mood whereas the negative CBM-I training group will show decreased happy and increased sad mood.Hypothesis 2. The positive CBM-I training group will have more positive interpretations than negative ones on neutral scenarios, whereas the negative CBM-I training group will have more negative interpretations than positive ones.Hypothesis 3. The positive CBM-I training group will recall more positive memories than neutral or negative ones after training, whereas the negative CBM-I training group will recall more negative memories than neutral or positive ones.