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SUBMITTER: Finley AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6022649 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Finley Anna J AJ Crowell Adrienne L AL Schmeichel Brandon J BJ
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 20180601 6
Self-affirmation reduces defensive responding to self-threats. The present study extended beyond self-threats to assess affirmation's influence on responses to negative emotional pictures as measured by the late positive potential (LPP), an event-related potential in the encephalogram that reflects motivational significance. Participants completed a trait measure of behavioral inhibition system (BIS) sensitivity. Then they affirmed (or did not affirm) a core personal value before viewing a serie ...[more]