Does positive affect broaden and negative affect narrow attentional scope? A new answer to an old question

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 595-600

  Huntsinger, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Affect as information; Attention; Global local perception; Mood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 84871846416     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027709     Document Type: Article

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