Positive Affect and Cognitive Restoration: Investigating the Role of Valence and Arousal.

Positive moods are thought to restore self-control resources following depletion. However, it is not well understood whether this effect is due to affective valence (pleasantness), arousal (activation), or a combination of both. Across four studies, we set out to investigate the role of positive moo...

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Main Authors: Logan J Nealis, Zack M van Allen, John M Zelenski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4718626?pdf=render