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Cognition & Emotion, 23, 3, (2009), pp. 587-598ISSN
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Cognition & Emotion
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vol. 23
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iss. 3
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p. 587
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p. 598
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Behaviour Change and Well-beingAbstract
The available evidence regarding the lateralisation of affect is rather divergent. Interestingly, the common procedure in previous research on affective lateralisation has been to measure hemispheric dominance following exposure to concrete affective stimuli. Therefore, prior research seems to tap primarily into the lateralisation of specific approach-avoidance motivations rather than diffuse affective states. The present research adopted an alternative methodological approach that excluded approach-avoidance motivations and merely studied the lateralised nature of diffuse affect. Participants evaluated ambiguous stimuli presented in either the right or left visual field. Results showed that stimuli presented in the left visual field were significantly more often ascribed a positive meaning compared to information in the right visual field. The present findings are compatible with related lateralised processes and underscore the necessity of distinguishing between specific motivations and diffuse affect.
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