Conflict in a word‐based approach‐avoidance task is stronger with positive words

Abstract Background Valence and motivational direction are linked. We approach good things and avoid bad things, and experience overriding these links as conflicting. Positive valence is more consistently linked with approach than negative valence is linked with avoidance. Therefore, avoiding positi...

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Main Authors: Johannes Klackl, Jens Blechert, Eva Jonas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Brain and Behavior
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.3008