How mood turns on language

Article Abstract:

The findings of four studies that investigated the hypothesis that positive mood induces a global processing style and gives rise to the use of more linguistic expressions in the description of social events are discussed. It is concluded that mood-induced processing differences are reflected in the words that are chosen to describe social events.

Public Speaking, Cognition, Mood (Psychology)

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Backward affective priming: Even when the prime is late, people still evaluate

Article Abstract:

A study examines whether affective stimuli can prime congruent evaluations if they succeed the target within a short time interval, that is, backward affective priming. Results from three experiments demonstrate that backward affective priming is a robust phenomenon that might reflect a rapid and continuous evaluation of environmental stimuli.

Analysis, Priming (Psychology), Stimuli (Psychology)

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Communication constraints on the linguistic intergroup bias

Article Abstract:

The linguistic intergroup bias (LIB) is a context-free; uniform process or influenced by communicative purpose is discussed. It discusses about the implications of communicative purpose as a control on the psychological processes forcing the linguistic intergroup bias.

Interpersonal communication, Linguistic research

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