Automatic effects of processing fluency in semantic coherence judgments and the role of transient and tonic affective states

• Autorzy: Joanna Sweklej , Robert Balas , Grzegorz Pochwatko , Małgorzata Godlewska

Abstrakty

EN

Recent literature reported that judgments of semantic coherence are influenced by a positive affective response due to increased fluency of processing. The presented paper investigates whether fluency of processing can be modified by affective responses to the coherent stimuli as well as an automaticity of processes involved in semantic coherence judgments. The studies employed the dyads of triads task in which participants are shown two word triads and asked to solve a semantically coherent one or indicate which of the two is semantically coherent. Across two studies in a dualtask paradigm we show that a) attentional resources moderate insight into semantically coherent word triads, whereas b) judgments of semantic coherence judgments are independent of attentional resources. We discuss implications of our findings for how people might form intuitive judgments of semantic coherence.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

semantic coherence judgments; automaticity; affect; mood

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Czasopismo: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 46
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 151-158

Daty

wydano

2015

Twórcy

autor

Joanna Sweklej

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Psychology, 19/31 Chodakowska St., 03-815, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Robert Balas

• Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences

autor

Grzegorz Pochwatko

• Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences

autor

Małgorzata Godlewska

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Psychology, 19/31 Chodakowska St., 03-815, Warsaw, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2015-0020

Biblioteka Nauki

430396