Inhibition in the emotional Hayling task
Can Hypnotic Suggestion Enhance Cognitive Control on a Prepotent Negative Word
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7149955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Brunel (0000-0001-6479-4258, Univ. Bordeaux UR 4139 LabPsy, corresponding author), Sandrine Delord (0000-0002-9190-4923, Univ. Bordeaux UR 4139 LabPsy), Stéphanie Mathey (0000-0002-5453-8418, Univ. Bordeaux UR 4139 LabPsy) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1635-1643 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognition & Emotion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-9931 • E-ISSN: 1464-0600 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02699931.2024.2367712 |
| PMID | 38888553 |
| OpenAlex | W4399775948 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
Recent studies suggest that instrumental hypnosis is a useful experimental tool to investigate emotional and language processing effects. However, the capacity of hypnotic suggestions to intervene during the response inhibition of emotional words remains elusive. This study investigated whether hypnotic suggestion can improve the inhibition of prepotent negative word responses in an emotional Hayling sentence completion task. High-suggestible participants performed a computerised emotional Hayling task. They were first asked to select the appropriate words ending highly predictable sentences among two propositions (initiation part), and then to select the filler words that did not end the sentences correctly (inhibition part). Half of the expected final words had a negative emotional valence, while the other half was neutral. The task was performed in a control condition (without suggestion) and with a hypnotic suggestion to decrease emotional reactivity. The results revealed that hypnotic suggestion (compared to the control condition) hastened response times on negative final words in the inhibition part, showing that hypnotic suggestion can enhance cognitive control over prepotent negative word responses in a sentence completion task. We suggest that this modulation stems from a reduction in the emotional relevance of the final words caused by the hypnotic suggestion
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Negative emotion · Computer Science · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |