Approach and withdrawal tendencies during written word processing: effects of task, emotional valence and emotional arousal

Approach and withdrawal tendencies during written word processing: effects of task, emotional valence and emotional arousal

The affective dimensions of emotional valence and emotional arousal affect processing of verbal and pictorial stimuli. Traditional emotional theories assume a linear relationship between these dimensions, with valence determining the direction of a behaviour (approach vs. withdrawal) and arousal its...

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Main Authors: Francesca M. M. Citron, David eAbugaber, Cornelia eHerbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Arousal
Valence
withdrawal
approach
emotion words
Polarity effects
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01935/full

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