The Effect Of Positive Emotions With Different Motivational Intensity And Arousal Levels On Cognitive Flexibility

Study using two different cognitive resources occupied paradigm to investigate the effect of arousal level and intensity of motivation of positive emotions on cognitive flexibility. Experiment by a funny family movie to induce positive emotions approaching low motivation, reaching high motivation evoked positive emotions through food video, using emotional self-rating scale to distinguish between emotional arousal level, the emotional arousal level between 3-5 subjects were divided into low arousal level group, 6-8 emotional arousal level is again divided between high arousal level group. Stroop task after emotional induced, in order to examine the different intensity of motivation, wake-up level of positive emotions on cognition the impact of differences in flexibility. To further investigate the positive emotions of different intensity of motivation and arousal level of the specific impact on cognitive flexibility. Experiment two joined the group without emotion evoked like a control group to examine and no emotions group compared to the high level of motivation high arousal, high arousal level low motivation, low motivation and low motivation high arousal levels of positive emotions in the wake of cognitive flexibility differences in performance on the task. Studies have pointed out differences in cognitive resources consumed will affect the mood of cognitive flexibility performance. Therefore, Experiment three explores the different intensity of motivation and arousal levels of positive emotions affect the cognitive flexibility in the feature classification task.In order to further explore the cognitive resources consumption under intensive tasks, the intensity of motivation, arousal level impact on cognitive flexibility. Experiment 4 joined the group evoked no emotion as the control group to examine the characteristic in the classification task, and no emotion group compared to the high level of motivation high arousal, high arousal level low motivation, low motivation and low motivation levels high arousal level‘s positive emotions differences in cognitive flexibility task performance.This study shows that:(1) Stroop task: On the motivation level, reaching a low positive emotions motivation than high approaching the motivation to promote more positive emotions cognitive flexibility. In the wake of the level of positive emotions,low arousal level positive emotions than high arousal level of positive emotions on cognitive flexibility in promoting stronger(2) Stroop task: Compared with no emotion-induced group, individuals in low motivation high arousal level, the cognitive flexibility no significant role in promoting,self-motivation in a high mood(high arousal level, low and level), the cognitive flexibility will be reduced.(3) feature classification task: the motivation level, reaching a low positive emotions than positive emotions motivation approaching high motivation reduces cognitive flexibility. There was no significant difference in the level of arousal.(4) feature classification task: the individual is at a high level of motivation high wake of positive emotions, reduces cognitive flexibility.(5) cognitive differences between resource consumption will affect the role of emotion on cognitive flexibility.