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Áron Horváth^1,2, János Körmendi^2,3, Orsolya Drozdovszky^2,3

¹Institute of Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, Hungary.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Embodied Cognition
Affective Science

Background:

Prior research links arm extensor muscle activation to negative attitudes and arm flexor activation to positive attitudes.
Previous studies primarily used isometric muscle activation, limiting understanding of real-world movements.
The current study investigates affective responses during isotonic (dynamic) forearm movements.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if isotonic arm movements, both active and passive, influence affective evaluations of stimuli.
To extend previous findings on muscle activation and attitude to dynamic movement contexts.

Main Methods:

Fifty-six university students participated in a preregistered within-subjects experiment.
Participants experienced active and passive forearm movements in three directions (toward, away, middle).
Affective evaluations of Chinese-like ideographs were measured, with state and trait affectivity as covariates.

Main Results:

No significant main effects of movement type (active vs. passive) or direction were found.
No significant interaction effects between movement type and direction were observed.
Isotonic and passive forearm movements did not alter the affective evaluation of presented stimuli.

Conclusions:

Slight isotonic and passive forearm movements do not appear to modulate affective evaluations.
Future research should explore the role of muscle effort in mediating the relationship between movement and affect.
Findings suggest that the specific parameters of movement, particularly muscle exertion, are crucial for eliciting affective shifts.