Emotional Traits
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Trait and State Self-Esteem
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2020
The term self-esteem is often used generically, to refer to how people feel about themselves. However, according to research, there are three distinct constructs that should not be used interchangeably (Brown & Marshall, 2006). Global Self-Esteem When someone says they have high self-esteem, they are likely referring to their global or trait self-esteem—an individual’s self-opinion over long periods, which typically remains stable throughout adulthood. Research suggests that it probably...
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Inducing Emotions
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2023
Source: William Brady & Jay Van Bavel—New York University Psychologists have long known that people behave differently in good moods versus bad moods, and this general principle extends to consumer behavior. Economists, as well, have come to appreciate that an individual’s financial decisions are not solely the result of extensive cost-benefit calculations; other factors like emotion are at play. Further, incidental emotions affect the behavior of buyers and sellers even though they are...
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Brain Imaging Investigation of the Memory-Enhancing Effect of Emotion
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2011
We present a protocol that uses functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the neural correlates of the memory-enhancing effect of emotion. This protocol allows identification of brain activity specifically linked to memory-related processing, contrary to more general perceptual processing, and can be used with healthy and clinical populations.
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Brain Imaging Investigation of the Impairing Effect of Emotion on Cognition
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2012
We present a protocol that allows investigation of the neural mechanisms mediating the detrimental impact of emotion on cognition, using functional magnetic resonance imaging. This protocol can be used with both healthy and clinical participants.
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The Emotional Stroop Task: Assessing Cognitive Performance under Exposure to Emotional Content
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Cited by 71 •
2016
The emotional Stroop effect (ESE) is the result of longer naming latencies to ink colors of emotion words than those of neutral words. This report refers to potential sources of confounding and includes a modal experiment that provides the means to control for them.
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These influences contribute in different but connected ways. Temperament provides an individual starting point for emotional responding, while appraisal affects how situations are interpreted. Learning can reinforce particular patterns of expression or regulation, and social context can alter which responses are encouraged or displayed. Their interaction helps explain why emotional patterns remain recognizable yet vary across situations.
Relative stability means that a person tends to show characteristic emotional patterns over time, not that responses remain identical in every circumstance. Different settings can change emotional expression, regulation, or intensity because social conditions and appraisals vary. Studying both consistency and variation allows psychologists to distinguish enduring individual differences from responses tied mainly to particular situations.
These dimensions capture related but distinct features of emotional functioning. Reactivity concerns how readily a person responds, sensitivity concerns responsiveness to emotional information or events, intensity concerns the strength of the experience or expression, and regulation concerns how emotions are managed. Examining them separately produces a more precise account than treating emotionality as a single characteristic.
Researchers commonly combine self-report measures, behavioral observations, and physiological indicators. Self-reports provide information about a person’s typical experiences, observations examine expressed behavior, and physiological measures add information about bodily responses. Comparing these sources can help researchers examine emotional traits from complementary perspectives and connect measured patterns with behavior, stress responses, relationships, or mental health.
Each method captures a different aspect of emotional functioning, so relying on one source may provide an incomplete picture. Self-report can address personal experience, behavioral observation can examine visible expression, and physiological indicators can contribute information about responses that may not be directly reported. Together, these approaches support more detailed psychological models and more careful interpretation of findings.
Patterns in emotional reactivity, sensitivity, intensity, and regulation can be examined alongside relationships and decision-making. This helps researchers clarify how emotional characteristics contribute to broader personality models and behavioral patterns. The resulting evidence can support more precise accounts of individual differences rather than treating personality as separate from emotional processes that operate across everyday situations.
Psychologists examine emotional traits in relation to psychological well-being and vulnerability, including patterns in stress responses and emotional regulation. These associations can help identify characteristics relevant to assessment and guide intervention research. The goal is not to treat a trait as a diagnosis, but to understand how emotional patterns may relate to outcomes that matter for mental health.