Although there are different theoretical accounts regarding the interplay of affect and cognition, including cognitive load theory and mood-as-information theory, research findings have been inconsistent and do not clearly align with any one perspective. Here, we present data that replicate and extend a prior study in which we examined emotional reactivity as a moderator of mood-EF associations. In the current investigation, participants were randomized to a negative or positive mood induction condition before completing the Stop Signal task – a well-validated and psychometrically sound measure of response inhibition. Exploration of means showed no influence of reactivity on inhibitory performance in the positive condition, whereas inhibitory performance worsened with lower levels of reactivity in the negative condition. Inspection of individual differences in negative mood in the entire sample further demonstrated that highly reactive individuals performed better on the Stop Signal task as negative mood increased. Results are consistent with the view that negative mood states may engender a more analytic processing style that facilitates performance on some kinds of EF tasks, whilst also posing differing cognitive demands that interfere with goal-directed behaviour pending what is affectively normal at the level of the individual. That emotional reactivity has emerged as an important moderator of mood-EF associations highlights the need to integrate different theoretical perspectives regarding the influence of mood on EF.

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采取行动：负面情绪，抑制反应以及情绪反应的调节作用

尽管关于情感和认知相互影响的理论解释不尽相同，包括认知负荷理论和作为信息的情绪理论，但研究结果并不一致，并且与任何一个观点都不明确。在这里，我们提供的数据可以复制并扩展先前的研究，在该研究中，我们以情绪-EF关联的调解者来研究情绪反应。在当前的调查中，参加者在完成“停止信号”任务之前被随机分配到了负面或正面的情绪诱导条件，这是一种经过充分验证并且在心理上合理的反应抑制指标。手段的探索显示在阳性条件下反应性对抑制性能没有影响，而在阴性条件下反应性水平较低时抑制性能恶化。在整个样本中对负性情绪个体差异的检查进一步表明，随着负性情绪增加，高度反应性个体在“停止信号”任务上的表现更好。结果与以下观点一致：负性情绪状态可能会产生一种更具分析性的处理方式，从而促进在某些类型的EF任务上的表现，同时还提出了不同的认知需求，这些需求会干扰目标导向的行为，直到情感水平正常为止。个人。情绪反应已成为情绪-EF关联的重要调节者，突显了需要整合有关情绪对EF的影响的不同理论观点。