Being happy or sad influences the content and style of thought. One explanation is that affect
serves as information about the value of whatever comes to mind. Thus, when a person …

The present study examined the thesis that positive affect may serve to broaden the scope of
attentional filters, reducing their selectivity. The effect of positive mood states was measured …

Previous work has indicated that simple geometric shapes underlying facial expressions are
capable of conveying emotional meaning. Specifically, a series of studies found that a …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine consumer emotions and the social
science and observation measures that can be utilised to capture the emotional experiences …

The goal of the present study was to characterize the effects of valence in facial cues and
object targets on event-related potential (ERPs) indices of gaze-directed orienting …

" Il sentirci vivi e il continuo spiegarcelo è qualcosa che sembra intrinseco alla natura
umana: nel senso che è un requisito che precede qualsiasi esperienza possibile. Le nostre …

Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of startle is greater for attended compared to ignored prestimuli,
and, consistent with theories of motivated attention, initial evidence suggests that this effect …

People's ability to assess the evaluative nature of stimuli in their environment has been a
central topic of study in psychology throughout the last 100 years (eg, Allport, 1935; Brown …

Dati recenti hanno dimostrato che esiste una relazione tra le condizioni psicologiche e la
malattia cardiaca. Inoltre gli interventi psicologici su pazienti con malattia coronarica (CHD) …

Many contemporary scientists believe that the quality of feeling and emotion we experience
in each moment is rooted in the underlying state of our physiological processes. This was …