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ArticlePsychological research2021

Induced affective states do not modulate effort avoidance.

Carlos González-García, Beatriz García-Carrión, Raúl López-Benítez, Alberto Sobrado, Alberto Acosta, María Ruz

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Article in Psychological research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Carlos González-GarcíaDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium. Carlos.gonzalezgarcia@ugent.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6627-5777
Beatriz García-CarriónCentro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Raúl López-BenítezCentro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Alberto SobradoCentro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Alberto AcostaCentro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
María RuzCentro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.

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Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds BOF.GOA.2017.0002.03Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PSI2016-78236-P
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Abstract

Recent research reveals that when faced with alternative lines of action, humans tend to choose the less cognitively demanding one, suggesting that cognitive control is intrinsically registered as costly. This idea is further supported by studies showing that the exertion of cognitive control evokes negative affective states. Despite extensive evidence for mood-induced modulations on control abilities, the impact of affective states on the avoidance of cognitive demand is still unknown. Across two well-powered experiments, we tested the hypothesis that negative affective states would increase the avoidance of cognitively demanding tasks. Contrary to our expectations, induced affective states did not modulate the avoidance of demand, despite having an effect on task performance and subjective experience. Altogether, our results indicate that there are limits to the effect of affective signals on cognitive control and that such interaction might depend on specific affective and control settings.

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Task Performance and AnalysisAdolescentAdultAvoidance LearningCognitionEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMood DisordersSpainYoung Adult

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