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Intrusive cognitions: An investigation of the emotional Stroop task.

McKenna, Frank P., Sharma, Dinkar (1995) Intrusive cognitions: An investigation of the emotional Stroop task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 21 (6). pp. 1595-1607. ISSN 0278-7393. (doi:10.1037/0278-7393.21.6.1595) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:41380)

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Abstract

The role of intrusive cognitions was investigated using the emotional Stroop effect, in which irrelevant threat-related words interfered more with color naming than neutral words. In Experiment 1, the emotional Stroop effect decreased over blocks, indicating habituation. In Experiment 2, the interference persisted when different words were used in each block, suggesting that the habituation occurred at the level of the individual stimulus. However, there was some evidence for a decline in interference, suggesting some category-based habituation. In Experiment 3, the interference continued for emotional words relative to neutral words even when the neutral stimuli formed a category. In Experiment 4, neutral words were contrasted with positive and negative words; interference occurred only for the negative words. This result undermines alternative interpretations in terms of emotionality or self-relevance and highlights the critical role of threat.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1037/0278-7393.21.6.1595
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: M.L. Barnoux
Date Deposited: 11 Jun 2014 13:38 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:16 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/41380 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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