{"title":"Modulatory effects of goal relevance on emotional attention reveal that fear has a distinct value.","authors":"Xiaojuan Xue,Gilles Pourtois","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2405014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2405014","url":null,"abstract":"Threat-related stimuli can capture attention. However, it remains debated whether this capture is automatic or not. To address this question, we compared attentional biases to emotional faces using a dot-probe task (DPT) where emotion was never goal-relevant (Experiment 1) or made directly task-relevant by means of induction trials (Experiments 2-3). Moreover, the contingency between the DPT and induction trials was either partial (Experiment 2) or full (Experiment 3). Eye-tracking was used to ascertain that the emotional cue and the subsequent target were processed with peripheral vision. Experiments 1 and 2 both showed that negative faces captured attention, with faster target processing when it appeared on the same side as the preceding fearful face (i.e. fear-valid trials) compared to the opposite side where the neutral face was shown (i.e. fear-invalid trials), but also when it appeared on the side of the preceding neutral face (i.e. happy-invalid trials) compared to the happy face (i.e. happy-valid trials). Importantly, this preferential spatial orienting to negative emotion was not observed in Experiment 3, where the goal relevance of emotion was high. However, in that experiment, fearful faces produced a specific attentional bias during the DPT, which was mostly driven by the induction trials themselves.","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142253956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aalim Makani,Sadia Chowdhury,David B Flora,Julia Spaniol
{"title":"A pandemic-related affect gap in risky decisions for self and others.","authors":"Aalim Makani,Sadia Chowdhury,David B Flora,Julia Spaniol","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2404635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2404635","url":null,"abstract":"The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed large portions of the global populations to increased daily stressors. Research on risky choice in medical contexts suggests that affect-rich choice options promote less-advantageous decision strategies compared with affect-poor options, causing an \"affect gap\" in decision making. The current experiments (total N = 437, age range: 21-82) sought to test whether negative pandemic-related affect would lower expected-value (EV) maximisation within individuals. In Experiment 1, participants indicated how much they would be willing to pay to avoid specific pandemic experiences (e.g. \"not being able to gather in groups\"), and then chose among pairs of risky prospects that involved pandemic experiences or subjectively-equivalent monetary losses. EV maximising was lower for pandemic experiences than for equivalent monetary losses. Experiment 2 replicated this finding, and further demonstrated a moderating role of decision perspective. EV maximising was greater in decisions made for another person than in decisions made for oneself. These findings highlight potential strategies for boosting decision making under affect-rich real-world conditions.","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"207 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142253965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel L. Weisenburger, Justin Dainer-Best, Mackenzie Zisser, Mary E. McNamara, Christopher G. Beevers
{"title":"Negative self-referent cognition predicts future depression symptom change: an intensive sampling approachis","authors":"Rachel L. Weisenburger, Justin Dainer-Best, Mackenzie Zisser, Mary E. McNamara, Christopher G. Beevers","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2400298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2400298","url":null,"abstract":"Cognitive theories of depression assert that negative self-referent cognition has a causal role in the development and maintenance of depression symptoms, but few studies have examined temporal ass...","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"19 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chantelle M. Cocquyt, Isabel S. Wilson, Christopher R. Madan, Daniela J. Palombo
{"title":"The retrograde effects of negative emotion on memory for conceptually related events: a registered report","authors":"Chantelle M. Cocquyt, Isabel S. Wilson, Christopher R. Madan, Daniela J. Palombo","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2397371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2397371","url":null,"abstract":"Emotional events are often remembered better than neutral ones; however, emotion can also spill over and affect our memory for neutral experiences that precede an emotional event. Theories suggest ...","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"11 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erin T Simister,Victoria M E Bridgland,Melanie K T Takarangi
{"title":"Adding brief content-related information to sensitive-content screens does not exacerbate screen- or image-related distress.","authors":"Erin T Simister,Victoria M E Bridgland,Melanie K T Takarangi","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2401102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2401102","url":null,"abstract":"Content descriptions presented on sensitive-content screens reduce how often people view negative images. But does this reduction in exposure come at an emotional cost? Across two experiments, we investigated this possibility. In Experiment 1, we compared participants' change in state anxiety when exposed to sensitive-content screens with and without brief and detailed content descriptions. State anxiety was similar for participants who saw screens with and without brief content descriptions, but we found larger increases in state anxiety for detailed content descriptions. Therefore, detailed content descriptions negatively impact how people feel when they view sensitive-content screens. In Experiment 2, we presented participants with a single sensitive-content screen, either with or without a brief content description, and gave them the opportunity to uncover it. Participants who uncovered the screen viewed the negative image and then rated their distress. Most participants uncovered the screen and, irrespective of condition, reported similar image-related distress. Taken together, brief descriptions do not negatively impact how people feel when they view sensitive-content screens or the forewarned content. Therefore, brief content descriptions do not create an emotional cost. Social media platforms should move beyond merely warning about upcoming content and provide brief content descriptions indicating what the content depicts.","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142202632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social media misuse explained by emotion dysregulation and self-concept: an ecological momentary assessment approach","authors":"G. Rogier, S. Muzi, C. S. Pace","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2363413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2363413","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"74 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141358011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aria S. Petrucci, Cade McCall, Guy Schofield, Victoria Wardell, Omran K. Safi, Daniela J. Palombo
{"title":"The relationship between environmentally induced emotion and memory for a naturalistic virtual experience","authors":"Aria S. Petrucci, Cade McCall, Guy Schofield, Victoria Wardell, Omran K. Safi, Daniela J. Palombo","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2333067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2333067","url":null,"abstract":"Emotional stimuli (e.g. words, images) are often remembered better than neutral stimuli. However, little is known about how memory is affected by an environmentally induced emotional state (without...","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140613636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alfonso Pitarque, Juan C. Meléndez, Encarna Satorres, Joaquín Escudero, José Manuel García-Justicia
{"title":"Effect of emotional valence on true and false recognition controlling arousal","authors":"Alfonso Pitarque, Juan C. Meléndez, Encarna Satorres, Joaquín Escudero, José Manuel García-Justicia","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2337124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2337124","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of our experiment was to analyse the effect of the emotional valence (positive, negative, or neutral) on true and false recognition, matching the arousal, frequency, concreteness, and assoc...","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140613755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosaria Maria Zangri, Ivan Blanco, Teodoro Pascual, Carmelo Vázquez
{"title":"Unlocking the past: efficacy of guided self-compassion and benefit-focused online interventions for managing negative personal memories","authors":"Rosaria Maria Zangri, Ivan Blanco, Teodoro Pascual, Carmelo Vázquez","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2337132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2337132","url":null,"abstract":"Positive reappraisal strategies have been found to reduce negative affect following the recall of negative personal events. This study examined the restorative effect of two mood-repair instruction...","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140613860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Valeria A. Pfeifer, Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna, Vicky T. Lai
{"title":"Can irony regulate negative emotion? Evidence from behaviour and ERPs","authors":"Valeria A. Pfeifer, Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna, Vicky T. Lai","doi":"10.1080/02699931.2024.2340118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2340118","url":null,"abstract":"This study used ratings and event-related potentials (ERPs) to compare the mechanisms through which verbal irony and cognitive reappraisal mitigate negative emotion. Verbal irony is when the litera...","PeriodicalId":501418,"journal":{"name":"Cognition and Emotion","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140613754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}