The mediational role of distracting stimuli in emotional word recognition

被引:11
作者
Moret-Tatay, C. [1 ]
Lami, A. [2 ]
Oliveira, C. R. [3 ]
Beneyto-Arrojo, M. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catolica Valencia San Vicente Martir, Calle Guillem de Castro 175, Valencia 46008, Spain
[2] Univ Valencia, Ave Blasco Ibanez, Valencia 46021, Spain
[3] IMED Passo Fundo, Rua Senador Pinheiro,304 Vila Rodrigues, BR-99070220 Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
来源
PSICOLOGIA-REFLEXAO E CRITICA | 2018年 / 31卷
关键词
Word recognition; Emotional valence; Mediation; Response times; MEMORY; VALENCE; MODEL; AGE; DISCRIMINATION; INTENSITY; ACCURACY; CAPTURE; PROGRAM; SYSTEMS;
D O I
10.1186/s41155-017-0082-8
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Emotions are considered distractions that often prompt subsequent actions. In this way, the aim of this work was to examine the role of distracting stimuli on the relationship of RT and accuracy. In order to do that, a word recognition task was carried out in which emotional valence was manipulated. More precisely, a mediational model, testing how changes in distracting stimuli mediate RT predicting accuracy across emotional conditions, was carried out. The results suggest that changes in task demands should distract from the secondary task to the extent that these task demands implicate and affect accuracy. Moreover, the distracting task seems to mediate between accuracy and the target task under emotional stimuli, showing the negative distracting condition to be the most remarkable effect. Furthermore, neutral distracting latencies did not affect accuracy. Understanding the mechanisms by which emotion impairs cognitive functions has important implications in several fields, such as affective disorders. However, the effects of emotion on goal-directed cognitive processing remain unclear.
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