Harris, Philine S, Harris, Peter R and Miles, Eleanor (2017) Self-affirmation improves performance on tasks related to executive functioning. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 70. pp. 281-285. ISSN 0022-1031
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Abstract
Objectives: The current study explored the effect of self-affirmation on two aspects of performance that have been related to executive functioning: working memory (assessed by a 2-back task) and inhibition (assessed by a Stroop task). The goal was to establish whether self-affirmation improved performance on these tasks.
Method: Participants (N = 83) were randomized to either a self-affirmation or a control task and then completed the computerized tasks, in a fixed sequence.
Results: Self-affirmed participants performed better than non-affirmed participants on both tasks.
Conclusion: Self-affirmation can improve aspects of performance related to executive functioning. This finding may help to explain the wide range of beneficial effects that self-affirmation can have on cognition and behavior.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | School of Psychology > Psychology |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
Depositing User: | Lene Hyltoft |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jan 2017 10:31 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2019 19:21 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/66213 |
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