Highlights•Approach motivation and positive affect are often co-occurring, but dissociable
from each other.•Approach motivational intensity determines the influence of positive affect …

In this article I suggest how theories of emotion construction may inform the study of
cognition-emotion interactions. To do so, I adopt the two main concepts core affect and …

A classical theoretical frame to interpret motor reactions to emotional stimuli is that such
stimuli, particularly those threat-related, are processed preferentially, ie, they are capable of …

Highlights•It is often argued that cognitive control is either stable or flexible, but not both.•Yet,
task-switching research shows that stability and flexibility can co-occur.•Tradeoffs are often …

This research involved two investigations that examined the effects of two types of affect (ie,
mood and emotion) on creativity motivation. Study 1 examined the degree to which …

Since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, online learning has gained increasing
importance as learners are socially isolated by physical and psychological threats, and have …

Highlights•Past research has ignored the influence of motivational intensity in positive
affect.•Motivational intensity in positive affects differentially influences attentional …

Highlights•Relative frontal alpha asymmetry measures positive affect and approach
motivation.•Beta activity over the motor cortex indexes approach-motivated motor …

Highlights•The task-switching paradigm is a tool for studying cognitive flexibility.•Switch
costs reflect the ability to switch.•VSR reflect the motivation to switch.•A context of frequent …

Based on the conservation of resources theory, this study investigates how and when
supervisor bottom‐line mentality (ie, one‐dimensional thinking that exclusively focuses on …