Which Finding BEST Summarizes the Influence of Negative Emotion on Thinking

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which finding BEST summarizes the influence of negative emotion on thinking?

• A) Positive emotion can have beneficial effects, as when people put into a positive mood improve their creative thinking.
• B) In all cases, positive affect improves the quality of thinking.
• C) Positive affect often impairs reasoning, but the result also depends on the task and individual differences in participants.
• D) In many cases, positive affect impairs learning.

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