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Affect; Category Learning; Categorization; Cognitive Flexibility; Individual Differences; Mood; Motivation; Regulatory Focus Theory; Regulatory Fit Theory
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The Influence Of Mood And Motivation On Cognitive Flexibility, Ruby Nadler
The Influence Of Mood And Motivation On Cognitive Flexibility, Ruby Nadler
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The influence of mood and motivation on cognitive processes has enjoyed a significant amount of attention in the last few decades, but due to inconsistencies in methodologies and tasks conclusions remain subject to debate. The questions addressed in this thesis are how: 1) positive mood, 2) negative mood, and 3) depressive symptoms influence or relate to cognitive flexibility using a category learning paradigm, and the final question addressed in this thesis is whether 4) regulatory focus and regulatory fit influence cognitive flexibility using a more naturalistic categorization task in which there are no correct or incorrect responses. Category learning and …