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Publication Detail
"Murder she wrote":Enhanced sensitivity to negative word valence
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Publication Type:Journal article
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Publication Sub Type:Article
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Authors:Nasrallah M, Carmel D, Lavie N
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Publication date:2009
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Pagination:609, 618
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Journal:Emotion
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Volume:9
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Issue:5
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Print ISSN:1528-3542
Abstract
Enhanced sensitivity to information of negative (compared to positive) valence has an adaptive value, for example by expediting the correct choice of avoidance behavior. However, previous evidence for such enhanced sensitivity has been inconclusive. Here we report a clear advantage for negative over positive words in categorizing them as emotional. In three experiments, participants classified briefly-presented (33 or 22 ms) masked words as emotional or neutral.
Categorization accuracy and valence-detection sensitivity were both higher for negative than for positive words. The results were not due to differences between emotion categories in either lexical frequency, extremeness of valence ratings, or arousal. These results conclusively establish enhanced sensitivity for negative over positive words, supporting the hypothesis that negative stimuli enjoy preferential access to perceptual processing.
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