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Peer reviewedMelton, Jeffrey R. – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1995
Examined process mediating the effect of positive mood on performance of a cognitive task. Positive mood subjects performed significantly worse on a set of syllogisms than control subjects. Results are consistent with accounts arguing that people in positive moods expend less effort. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Moods
