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Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory

Although many studies have explored the association between negative emotion and working memory, the findings remain controversial. The present study investigated the role of avoidance-motivational intensity in modulating the effect of negative emotion on different processes (maintenance versus mani...

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Autores principales: Hou, Tianya, Xie, Yawei, Zhang, Jianguo, Sun, Zhuoer, Yin, Qianlan, Li, Ziqiang, Cai, Wenpeng, Dong, Wei, Deng, Guanghui, Mao, Xiaofei
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Publicado: The Royal Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10245204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37293363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221128
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author Hou, Tianya
Xie, Yawei
Zhang, Jianguo
Sun, Zhuoer
Yin, Qianlan
Li, Ziqiang
Cai, Wenpeng
Dong, Wei
Deng, Guanghui
Mao, Xiaofei
author_facet Hou, Tianya
Xie, Yawei
Zhang, Jianguo
Sun, Zhuoer
Yin, Qianlan
Li, Ziqiang
Cai, Wenpeng
Dong, Wei
Deng, Guanghui
Mao, Xiaofei
author_sort Hou, Tianya
collection PubMed
description Although many studies have explored the association between negative emotion and working memory, the findings remain controversial. The present study investigated the role of avoidance-motivational intensity in modulating the effect of negative emotion on different processes (maintenance versus manipulation) of verbal and spatial working memory. Two experiments employed the modified delayed match-to-sample paradigms to separate the two processes of verbal and spatial working memory under different emotional states, respectively. In Experiment 1, participants were asked to perform the delayed match-to-sample task with or without reordering the characters (manipulation process of verbal working memory). In Experiment 2, mental rotation was used as the manipulation process of spatial working memory. The results showed that negative emotion only affected the manipulation process, but not the maintenance process. Relative to neutral and low avoidance-motivated negative conditions, the manipulation processes of both types of working memory were impaired under the high avoidance-motivated negative condition. No significant difference was observed between low avoidance-motivated negative condition and neutral condition. Our results are discussed in relation to efficiency processing theory and motivational dimensional model of affect. We conclude that negative emotional states with high avoidance-motivational intensity impair the manipulation process of verbal and spatial working memory.
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spelling pubmed-102452042023-06-08 Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory Hou, Tianya Xie, Yawei Zhang, Jianguo Sun, Zhuoer Yin, Qianlan Li, Ziqiang Cai, Wenpeng Dong, Wei Deng, Guanghui Mao, Xiaofei R Soc Open Sci Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Although many studies have explored the association between negative emotion and working memory, the findings remain controversial. The present study investigated the role of avoidance-motivational intensity in modulating the effect of negative emotion on different processes (maintenance versus manipulation) of verbal and spatial working memory. Two experiments employed the modified delayed match-to-sample paradigms to separate the two processes of verbal and spatial working memory under different emotional states, respectively. In Experiment 1, participants were asked to perform the delayed match-to-sample task with or without reordering the characters (manipulation process of verbal working memory). In Experiment 2, mental rotation was used as the manipulation process of spatial working memory. The results showed that negative emotion only affected the manipulation process, but not the maintenance process. Relative to neutral and low avoidance-motivated negative conditions, the manipulation processes of both types of working memory were impaired under the high avoidance-motivated negative condition. No significant difference was observed between low avoidance-motivated negative condition and neutral condition. Our results are discussed in relation to efficiency processing theory and motivational dimensional model of affect. We conclude that negative emotional states with high avoidance-motivational intensity impair the manipulation process of verbal and spatial working memory. The Royal Society 2023-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10245204/ /pubmed/37293363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221128 Text en © 2023 The Authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Hou, Tianya
Xie, Yawei
Zhang, Jianguo
Sun, Zhuoer
Yin, Qianlan
Li, Ziqiang
Cai, Wenpeng
Dong, Wei
Deng, Guanghui
Mao, Xiaofei
Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory
title Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory
title_full Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory
title_fullStr Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory
title_full_unstemmed Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory
title_short Avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory
title_sort avoidance-motivational intensity modulated the effect of negative emotion on working memory
topic Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10245204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37293363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221128
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