The influence of induced mood on the inhibition of emotional information |
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Authors: | Ellen Goeleven Rudi De Raedt Ernst H W Koster |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The ability to inhibit affective information plays a major role in efficient cognitive processing. In this study the effect
of mood induction on inhibitory processing of emotional material was investigated. In Experiment 1, performance on a negative
affective priming task (NAP) following negative and positive mood induction (MIP) was compared to a neutral mood condition.
Results revealed that, as compared with the neutral mood condition, inhibitory function for affective material was unaffected
by negative MIP. However, after the positive MIP, inhibitory processes were significantly impaired. In Experiment 2, we replicated
and extended the findings on positive affect and inhibition. The data concerning positive mood fit with the general findings
that positive mood often leads to a “loose, flexible” processing mode. The null-finding concerning negative mood and inhibition
is discussed in the light of research on inhibition in depression. |
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Keywords: | Mood induction Attention Inhibition Negative affective priming |
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