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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biss, Renee Katherine
Other Authors: Hasher, Lynn
Format: Others
Language:en_ca
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17154