APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
The Effects of Gratitude and Mood on Performance in a Flanker Task
- Bretlyn Owens
Biola University - John Williams
Biola University - Stacy Eltiti
Biola University - Lauren Dacorro
Biola University - Frank Giordano
Biola University - Christina de la Peña
Biola University - Lindsay Sivillo
Biola University
Abstract
Participants wrote either a letter of gratitude or one focusing on negative events, and then performed a flanker task following the display of a happy or angry face. Results indicated no effect of letter writing condition; however, on incongruent trials, participants were faster following happy faces than angry faces.
Positive Psychology
