The Effects of Positive Emotions on the Scope of Attention and Thought-action Repertoires

Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2015, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (1): 31-36.

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The Effects of Positive Emotions on the Scope of Attention and Thought-action Repertoires

Chai Jiangxia,Zhao Xiaomei

College of Education, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024

Received:2014-01-16 Online:2015-02-13 Published:2015-01-20

积极情绪对注意范围和思维活动序列的影响

柴江霞,赵笑梅

河北师范大学教育学院,石家庄 050024

通讯作者: 赵笑梅,E-mail: zhaoxiaomei@139.com。
基金资助:
河北省自然科学基金项目（C2011205110）和河北师范大学第14批教学改革项目

Abstract

Abstract: The research is to explore the effects of positive emotions on the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires. We conducted two experiments with 125 college students as subjects. In each, participants viewed a film that elicited happiness, serenity, neutrality, sorrow or anger. Scope of attention was assessed using a global-local visual processing task(experiment 1)and thought-action repertoires were assessed using a Twenty Statements Test(experiment 2). The results showed that: the impact of positive emotions on the attentional scope was influenced by gender, positive emotions broaden the attentional scope of girls but narrowed the scope of boys; positive emotions broadened thought-action repertoires, with no difference in gender.

Key words: positive emotions, scope of attention, thought-action repertoires

摘要： 为了探究积极情绪对注意范围和思维活动序列的影响,125个大学生参与两项实验,在每个实验中,随机安排不同性别的被试观看使人产生高兴、安宁、中性、悲伤、愤怒情绪的视频片段。实验1用整体-局部视觉加工任务测量被试的注意范围,实验2用一个含有20个句子的开放式问卷测量被试的思维活动序列。结果发现：积极情绪对注意范围的影响受到性别因素的影响,积极情绪拓宽女生的注意范围,缩小男生的注意范围;积极情绪拓宽思维活动序列,不存在性别差异。

关键词: 积极情绪, 注意范围, 思维活动序列

CLC Number:

B842

Chai Jiangxia,Zhao Xiaomei. The Effects of Positive Emotions on the Scope of Attention and Thought-action Repertoires[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2015, 13(1): 31-36.

柴江霞,赵笑梅. 积极情绪对注意范围和思维活动序列的影响[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2015, 13(1): 31-36.

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