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Conflict Processing is Modulated by Positive Emotion Word Type in Second Language: An ERP Study
Chenggang Wu1, Juan Zhang2,3
1Faculty of Education, University of Macau, E33, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau.
Abstract:
In the present study, we examined modulations of the second language (L2) positive emotion-label words, positive emotion-laden words, and neutral words on conflict processing in a flanker task. Twenty Chinese-English bilinguals were instructed to decide the color of the central words that were vertically surrounded by the same words with the same or different color. During the task, their cortical activation was recorded. The result showed that L2 positive emotion-laden words elicited different brain activations from emotion-label words and neutral words at both early and late stages. Differential modulations on conflict processing between positive emotion-label words and positive emotion-laden words in the L2 existed even after approach-motivation intensity was controlled. These results suggest emotion word type affects conflict processing, even in L2.
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