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Mood influences on automatic and controlled semantic priming

M Hänze1, H A Meyer

  • 1University of Kassel, Germany. haenze@hrz.uni-kassel.de

The American Journal of Psychology
|July 17, 1998
PubMed
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Positive moods initially enhance automatic semantic priming. However, neutral moods later support controlled processing, indicating a shift in cognitive strategies based on emotional state.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Affective Science

Background:

  • Semantic priming reveals how concepts are accessed in memory.
  • Mood states are known to influence cognitive processes, but their specific effects on different types of priming are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the differential effects of positive and neutral moods on automatic and controlled components of semantic priming.
  • To explore how mood influences the temporal dynamics of cognitive processing during a priming task.

Main Methods:

  • Participants were subjected to either a positive or neutral mood induction.
  • A semantic priming task was administered in two blocks to differentiate early (automatic) and later (controlled) processing.
  • The magnitude of the priming effect was compared between mood groups across the two blocks.

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Main Results:

  • In the initial block, participants in a positive mood exhibited a greater priming effect, suggesting enhanced automatic processing.
  • In the second block, participants in a neutral mood showed a larger priming effect, indicating a shift towards controlled processing.
  • These findings support a mood-dependent change in information processing strategies over time.

Conclusions:

  • Positive moods facilitate early, automatic semantic priming.
  • Neutral moods support later, controlled semantic processing.
  • Cognitive processing strategies dynamically adapt based on prevailing mood states.