In two experiments using a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) we investigated how emotional and neutral faces (T1) modulate temporal attention for a following neutral face (T2). Typically, performance for T2 is spared when T2 immediately follows T1 (lag 1 sparing) but it is impaired when T2 is presented within 500 ms from T1 (Attentional Blink). Experiment 1 shows a shorter attentional blink following happy faces, relative to neutral and sad faces, which did not differ. Experiment 2 shows a lag 1 sparing only after happy T1s, but not after angry or neutral T1s, and a greater attentional blink following happy and angry T1-faces, compared to neutral T1-faces. Results indicate that happy faces exert different effects on temporal attention than negative (angry or sad) faces. Findings are discussed in terms of an interplay of resource depletion, due to emotional salience, and emotion-specific inhibitory mechanisms.

在使用快速串行视觉呈现 (RSVP) 的两个实验中，我们研究了情绪和中性面孔 (T1) 如何调节后续中性面孔 (T2) 的时间注意力。通常，当 T2 紧随 T1（滞后 1 保留）时，T2 的性能得以保留，但当 T2 在距 T1 500 毫秒内出现时（注意眨眼），它会受到损害。实验 1 显示，相对于中性和悲伤的面孔，幸福面孔后的注意力眨眼更短，两者没有差异。实验 2 显示，仅在快乐的 T1 之后，而不是在愤怒或中性的 T1 之后，滞后 1 保留，并且与中性的 T1 脸相比，在快乐和愤怒的 T1 脸之后更多的注意力眨眼。结果表明，快乐的面孔对时间注意力的影响与消极（愤怒或悲伤）的面孔不同。研究结果根据资源枯竭的相互作用进行了讨论，