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Attentional pull: the off-task pull of emotions and on-task pull of goals

The allocation of attentional resources to a focal task can influence performance on that task, but within-person changes in allocation policy is typically understudied. This study investigates the off-task pull of emotional experiences and the competing on-task pull of goals. Emotional experience was manipulated using an ostracizing event and goals were experimenter-assigned. The results did not support the off-task pull of emotional experiences or the on-task pull of goals. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/53541
Date08 June 2015
CreatorsMerlo, Kelsey L.
ContributorsWeiss, Howard M.
PublisherGeorgia Institute of Technology
Source SetsGeorgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf

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