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    Does interest broaden or narrow attentional scope?

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    Authors
    Sung, Billy
    Yih, J.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sung, B. and Yih, J. 2015. Does interest broaden or narrow attentional scope? Cognition and Emotion. [In Press]
    Source Title
    Cognition and Emotion
    DOI
    10.1080/02699931.2015.1071241
    ISSN
    1464-0600
    School
    School of Marketing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5209
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Theory proposes that interest is a positive emotion that may either broaden attention to facilitate processing of new information, or narrow attention to preserve engagement with new information. To our knowledge, no research has directly examined the effect of interest on attentional scope. Across four experiments, we show that traits associated with the propensity to experience interest—specifically, trait curiosity and internal boredom proneness—are associated with a narrower scope of attention. We also find that, instead of broadening, interest actually narrows attentional scope in comparison to a neutral state and awe. Challenging the conventional notion that all positive emotions broaden cognition and attention, our findings suggest that specific emotions influence attention in ways that extend beyond a general emotional valence effect.

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