The Study Of The Influence Of Affective Priming On Pure Perceptual-based Sequence Learning

Perceptual sequence learning is learning the rules of stimulation sequence.In the study of perceptual sequence learning,the researchers not only focus on the perceptual sequence learning itself,the composition of the relevant factors,in order to be closer to the actual life,but also are interested in the perceptual sequence learning which has other relevant factors,like cognitive style,emotion and so on.Therefore,we will explore the influence of many affective priming factors on perceptual sequences learning deeply in the study,through the experimental research method the study will be more objective careful and detailed research,and we hope show the influence relationship between these factors completely,objectively in front of everyone.Therefore,this study will use the facial affective picture as the priming stimulus,and the perceptual SRT as the basis,to explore the influence of emotional type,the level of emotional awareness,and gender--three factors on the perceptual sequences learning.In this study,there are three experiments.The experiment 1 is 2(positive emotion,negative emotion)x 2(H high probability,L low probability)two factors mixed experiment design,to investigate the different types of affective priming on the perceptual sequences learning above the threshold of conscious.The results showed that:In the affective priming above the threshold of conscious,high probability and low probability of perceptual sequence learning have obvious difference;the perceptual SRT after positive emotions significantly faster than the perceptual SRT after negative emotions.The experiment 2 is 2(positive emotion,negative emotion)x 2(H high probability,L low probability)two factors mixed experiment design,to investigate the different types of affective priming on the perceptual sequences learning below the threshold of conscious.The results showed that:In the affective priming below the threshold of conscious,high probability and low probability of perceptual sequence learning have obvious difference;the difference between the perceptual SRT after positive emotions and the perceptual SRT after negative emotions is marginal significant,The experiment 3 is 2(positive emotion,negative emotion)x 2(conscious and unconscious)x 2(male,female)x 2(H high probability,L low probability)four factors mixed experiment design,to investigate how different types of emotion,emotional awareness level and the gender affect perception sequence learning.The results showed that:perceptual sequence learning can occur;different types of affective priming above the threshold of conscious effect significant;the influence of emotional awareness level and the gender has no effects on perception sequence learning;the types of emotion and emotional awareness level have significant interaction on perception sequence learning;emotional awareness level and the gender have significant interaction on perception sequence learning.We can draw the conclusion from the study that,different types of affective priming above the threshold of conscious effect significant,perceptual sequence learning can occur.Different types of affective priming below the threshold of conscious have no effects,perceptual sequence learning can occur.The effect of affective priming on the perceptual sequences learning is mainly about the type of emotion,and at the same time the perceptual sequences learning can occur.In the affective priming,the emotional type and the level of emotional consciousness,the level of emotional consciousness and gender,these two factors groups will interact with each other,they play the common role of influence on the perceptual sequences learning.