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Direct linkKousta, Stavroula-Thaleia; Vinson, David P.; Vigliocco, Gabriella – Cognition, 2009
Despite increasing interest in the interface between emotion and cognition, the role of emotion in cognitive tasks is unclear. According to one hypothesis, negative valence is more relevant for survival and is associated with a general slowdown of the processing of stimuli, due to a defense mechanism that freezes activity in the face of threat.…
Descriptors: Role, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Verbal Stimuli
