Shifting moods, wandering minds: Negative moods lead the mind to wander.
Abstract
This study examined the effect of mood states on mind wandering. Positive, neutral, and negative moods were induced in participants prior to them completing a sustained attention task. Mind wandering was measured by using the frequencies of both behavioral lapses and retrospective indices of subjective experience. Relative to a positive mood, induction of a negative mood led participants to make more lapses, report a greater frequency of task...
Paper Details
Title
Shifting moods, wandering minds: Negative moods lead the mind to wander.
Published Date
Apr 1, 2009
Journal
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
271 - 276
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