Mood-moderating effects of affect intensity on cognition

Sometimes euphoria is not beneficial and dysphoria is not detrimental

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ID10158309
AuthorsMichael R Basso (0000-0002-0217-662X, University of Cincinnati, corresponding author), Bruce K Schefft, Russell G Hoffmann
Year1994
Volume66
Issue2
Pages363-368
Publication date1994-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.66.2.363
PMID8195991
OpenAlexW4240775662, W2000301500
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Affect intensity (AI) is a characteristic of temperament that has been hypothesized to moderate the influence of mood on cognitive processing. To test predictions concerning this interaction, 132 women were divided into groups of high and low AI and received positive, neutral, or negative mood inductions. They then engaged in either a self-generated or didactic learning task, and the effects of mood and AI on recall and recognition performance were assessed. Consistent with predictions, positive mood led to poorer performance for high AI relative to low AI individuals, and negative mood resulted in a converse pattern of outcomes. The results are discussed with reference to implications for the AI construct and mood-induction research

Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Dysphoria · Euphoriant · Mood · Personality · Psychiatry · Recall · Temperament · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Communication · Early Childhood Education and Development · Mental Health Research Topics · Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology

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