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Happy but still focused: failures to find evidence for a mood-induced widening of visual attention

Auteurs: Lynn Bruyneel, Henk van Steenbergen, Bernhard Hommel, Guido P. H. Band, Rudi De Raedt, Ernst H. W. Koster

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 3/2013

Abstract

In models of affect and cognition, it is held that positive affect broadens the scope of attention. Consistent with this claim, previous research has indeed suggested that positive affect is associated with impaired selective attention as evidenced by increased interference of spatially distant distractors. However, several recent findings cast doubt on the reliability of this observation. In the present study, we examined whether selective attention in a visual flanker task is influenced by positive mood induction. Across three experiments, positive affect consistently failed to exert any impact on selective attention. The implications of this null-finding for theoretical models of affect and cognition are discussed.

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Titel: Happy but still focused: failures to find evidence for a mood-induced widening of visual attention
Auteurs: Lynn Bruyneel
Henk van Steenbergen
Bernhard Hommel
Guido P. H. Band
Rudi De Raedt
Ernst H. W. Koster
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer-Verlag
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 3/2013
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-012-0432-1

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