APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Affective Depletion Increases Negative Interpretations of Emotional Ambiguity
- Nicholas Harp
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Tina Javidi
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Catherine Brown
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Maital Neta
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Abstract
Participants undergoing affective depletion (n=21) showed a shift toward more negative interpretations of ambiguous stimuli (p=.019) compared to those undergoing cognitive depletion (n=21; p=.719). Mouse trajectories suggest that, after affective depletion, participants experienced increased response competition for positive images (p=.001) and decreased competition for negative interpretations of ambiguity (p=.047).
Emotion
