Happy Distraction: Positive Affect Broadens Attention to Irrelevant Information
The present study investigated the claim that positive mood broadens the scope of attention to include irrelevant information, and if so, whether this loosening of attentional control has longer term cognitive consequences. In Experiment 1, participants in an induced happy mood were more influenced...
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| Language: | en_ca |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17154 |