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High trait-anxiety and poor emotion regulation are linked to better decision-making performance on the Iowa Gambling Task. Emotions, like anxiety, may guide complex choices with uncertain outcomes, supporting the somatic marker hypothesis.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Affective states significantly influence cognitive processes.
Decision-making in complex scenarios with uncertain outcomes is poorly understood.
The somatic marker hypothesis proposes emotions guide decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between affective states and decision-making performance.
To examine the role of trait-anxiety and emotion regulation in decision-making.
To test predictions of the somatic marker hypothesis.

Main Methods:

Participants completed the Iowa Gambling Task.
Correlational and regression analyses were used.
Anticipatory skin conductance responses were measured.

Main Results:

Trait-anxiety positively correlated with decision-making performance.
Self-reported emotion regulation negatively correlated with performance.
Skin conductance responses aligned with trait-anxiety and emotion regulation.

Conclusions:

Emotions, particularly anxiety, may facilitate decision-making.
Somatic markers, indicated by physiological responses, appear to guide choices.
Findings support the somatic marker hypothesis in complex decision-making.