When the Mind Races: Effects of Thought Speed on Feeling and Action

Thought speed can be altered via controlled exposure to stimuli such as temporally paced text. Experiments show that thinking quickly induces positive mood and that the effect cannot be attributed to alterations of thought content or fluency. The effect is obtained across varied manipulations, inclu...

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Published in:Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society 2013-08, Vol.22 (4), p.283-288
Main Author: Pronin, Emily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affectivity. Emotion
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Depression
Emotions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mania
Medical sciences
Mood disorders
Personality. Affectivity
Problem solving
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
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