Investigated, in 2 experiments, whether judgments of happiness and satisfaction with one’s life are influenced by mood at the time of judgment. In Exp I, moods were induced by asking 61 undergraduates for vivid descriptions of a recent happy or sad event in their lives. In Exp II, moods were induced by interviewing 84 participants… Continue reading Mood, misattribution, and judgments of well-being: Informative and directive functions of affective states
Keyword: Emotional States
Mood, misattribution, and judgments of well-being: Informative and directive functions of affective states
Investigated, in 2 experiments, whether judgments of happiness and satisfaction with one's life are influenced by mood at the time of judgment. In Exp I, moods were induced by asking 61 undergraduates for vivid descriptions of a recent happy or sad event in their lives. In Exp II, moods were induced by interviewing 84 participants… Continue reading Mood, misattribution, and judgments of well-being: Informative and directive functions of affective states
Mood and persuasion: A cognitive response analysis
This reprinted article originally appeared in (Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 1990, 16[2], 331-345). (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 1990-27521-001.) Conducted 2 experiments with 162 female university students to examine the impact of happy and sad moods on the processing of persuasive communications. In Exp 1, sad Ss were influenced… Continue reading Mood and persuasion: A cognitive response analysis