1. Assessing the Impact of Anger State on the Three Attentional Networks With the ANT-I
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Christophe Jallais, Alexandra Fort, Franck Techer, Yves Corson, Laboratoire Ergonomie et Sciences Cognitives pour les Transports (IFSTTAR/TS2/LESCOT), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Université de Lyon, and Université de Nantes (UN)
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Adult ,Male ,media_common.quotation_subject ,COLERE ,Anger ,Neuropsychological Tests ,050105 experimental psychology ,Developmental psychology ,Arousal ,03 medical and health sciences ,Executive Function ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Attention network ,Orientation ,EMOTION ,Animals ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,General Psychology ,media_common ,CONCENTRATION ,Psychological Tests ,Recall ,[SDV.NEU.PC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior ,05 social sciences ,FACTEUR HUMAIN ,ATTENTION ,ALERTE PHASIQUE ,Test (assessment) ,Affect ,REACTION HUMAINE ,Mood ,SIGNAL ACOUSTIQUE ,Acoustic Stimulation ,Female ,Attentional network ,Cues ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Cognitive psychology - Abstract
Anger is a negative and highly aroused emotion. Previous research has revealed that a high level of arousal can induce the participant in a physical preparation and self-awareness. The aim of this research was to study the influence of anger on the attentional network using the Attention Network Test– Interactions (ANT-I). This test has been developed in order to assess 3 attentional networks: alerting, orienting, and executive control. Here, participants were induced in anger using the autobiographic recall procedure or in a neutral mood before the realization of the ANT-I. As expected, the results showed a better alerting score for the angry group. The possible origin of this alerting gain related to the high level of arousal is discussed. The results obtained should enlighten the interaction between emotion and the functioning of the attentional system. They also may be relevant for applied fields related to anger.
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- 2015
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