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- Positive emotions are so much more than simply happy states of mind. They expand the bandwidth of our attention and cognition, helping us surface new thoughts, solutions, and actions to tackle our most challenging situations (Fredrickson, 2010).
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It states that positive emotions broaden the scopes of attention, cognition, and action, widening the array of percepts, thoughts, and actions presently in mind. A corollary narrow hypothesis states that negative emotions shrink these same arrays.
Feb 1, 2021 · This review paper provides an integrative account regarding neurophysiological correlates of positive emotions and affect that cumulatively contribute to the scaffolding for happiness and wellbeing in humans and other animals.
- Rebecca Alexander, Oriana R. Aragón, Jamila Bookwala, Nicolas Cherbuin, Justine M. Gatt, Ian J. Kahr...
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Jan 1, 2010 · PDF | This review considers evidence from cognitive experimental investigations of attentional processing of emotional information. The review contrasts... | Find, read and cite all the...
Jan 1, 2019 · Positive emotions are inherently rewarding; participants might be less motivated (or less able) to control the distraction by positive distractors than negative distractors. It has been suggested that the dopamine draws attentional resources away from task-related processing toward rewarding stimuli (Pessoa, 2009).
- Rashmi Gupta
- 2019
Sep 17, 2022 · Simply: any positive emotion will involve a ‘widening’ of attention, whereas any negative emotion will involve a ‘narrowing’ of attention (or at least this would be the fundamental distinction).
May 5, 2013 · 05.05.2013. Summary. Reason and emotion have long been considered opposing forces. However, recent psychological and neuroscientific research has revealed that emotion and cognition are closely intertwined. Cognitive processing is needed to elicit emotional responses.
Mar 25, 2024 · While positive emotions may not directly affect our actions in the same way that negative emotions do, they play a critical role in healthy human functioning by broadening our minds and building our resources.