Hope, pride, and processing during optimal and nonoptimal times of day

Datos Bibliográficos

ID17765388
AutoresLisa A Cavanaugh (University of Southern California, autor de correspondencia), Keisha M Cutright (0000-0003-2620-4901, Duke University), Mary Frances Luce (Duke University), James R Bettman (Duke University)
Año2011
Volumen11
Número1
Páginas38-46
Fecha de publicación2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEmotion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1528-3542 • E-ISSN: 1931-1516
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0022016
PMID21401223
OpenAlexW2156679278
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas34

We examine the conditions under which the distinct positive emotions of hope versus pride facilitate more or less fluid cognitive processing. Using individuals' naturally occurring time of day preferences (i.e., morning vs. evening hours), we show that specific positive emotions can differentially influence processing resources. We argue that specific positive emotions are more likely to influence processing and behavior during nonoptimal times of day, when association-based processing is more likely. We show in three experiments that hope, pride, and a neutral state differentially influence fluid processing on cognitive tasks. Incidental hope facilitates fluid processing during nonoptimal times of day (compared with pride and neutral), improving performance on tasks requiring fluid intelligence (Experiment 1) and increasing valuation estimates on tasks requiring that preferences be constructed on the spot (Experiments 2 and 3). We also provide evidence that these differences in preference and valuation occur through a process of increased imagination (Experiment 3). We contribute to emotion theory by showing that different positive emotions have different implications for processing during nonoptimal times of day

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive resource theory · Economics · Evening · Fluid intelligence · Morning · Pride · Working memory · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Medicine · Neuroscience · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology