Cognitive control of emotional distraction – valence-specific or general?

• Published in: Cognition and emotion Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 807 - 821
• Main Authors: Straub, Elisa, Kiesel, Andrea, Dignath, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Arousal; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive tasks; Distraction; Emotions; Female; Humans; Information processing; Male; Task performance; Young Adult; valence; cognitive conflict; affect; Cognitive control

Emotional information captures attention due to privileged processing. Consequently, performance in cognitive tasks declines (i.e. emotional distraction, ED). Therefore, shielding current goals from ED is essential for adaptive goal-directed- behaviour. It has been shown that ED is reduced when part...