The role of task difficulty and affect activation level in the use of affect as information

Abstract: The current research examined task difficulty and affect activation level as factors that determine the relevance of affect as information in a performance context. Participants viewed a series of pictures designed to elicit an affective state that was high or low in activation and positiv...

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Published in:	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 250 - 254
Main Authors:	Tobin, Stephanie J., Tidwell, Judy
Format:	Article
Published:	Academic Press Inc. Mar2013
Subjects:	Social psychology research Satisfaction Motivation (Psychology) Level of difficulty Anagrams Performance evaluation Task analysis
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost