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The effect of behavioral response on affective evaluation.

Daniel R Buttaccio1, Sowon Hahn

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, United States.

Acta Psychologica
|October 13, 2010
PubMed
Summary

Performing actions influences how we feel about things. Engaging in go tasks led to more positive evaluations than no-go tasks, even without direct association, suggesting action control impacts affective states.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Affective Science

Background:

  • Affective evaluation is crucial for decision-making.
  • The influence of motor actions on affective states remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of action execution (go/no-go tasks) on affective evaluations.
  • To determine if behavioral activation and inhibition can modulate emotional responses.

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed go/no-go tasks.
  • Evaluated the pleasantness of novel shapes presented during or after task trials.
  • Experiment 3 dissociated task performance from stimulus presentation.

Main Results:

  • Shapes in go trials were evaluated more positively than those in no-go trials.

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  • This effect persisted even when shapes were not directly linked to the go/no-go task.
  • Effortful, non-default responses negatively impacted affective evaluation due to cognitive load.

    • Conclusions:

    • Motoric action (activation/inhibition) significantly influences affective evaluation.
    • Individuals may control affective states through behavioral activation and inhibition.
    • Cognitive load associated with effortful actions can negatively modulate affect.