Emotion and affect in mental imagery: Do fear and anxiety manipulate mental rotation performance?

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-303975
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.30397

Kaltner, Sandra ; Jansen, Petra

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Abstract

Little is known about the effects of fear as a basic emotion on mental rotation (MR) performance. We expected that the emotional arousal evoked by fearful stimuli presented prior to each MR trial would enhance MR performance. Regarding the influence of anxiety, high anxious participants are supposed to show slower responses and higher error rates in this specific visuo-spatial ability. ...