A Multi-Course Multi-Semester Investigation of the Impact of Cognitive Reappraisal and Mindfulness on Short- and Long-Term Learning in the College Classroom

Emotions influence learning. Two techniques for managing emotion are cognitive reappraisal and mindfulness. We evaluated whether interventions could impact same-day and end-semester learning in 219 undergraduates. Interventions did not impact same-day learning but did improve end-semester learning, particularly cognitive reappraisal. Future work should address some limitations of our design.