Positivity effect in aging: evidence for the primacy of positive responses to emotional ambiguity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.06.015
Abstract: Older compared to younger adults show greater amygdala activity to positive emotions, and are more likely to interpret emotionally ambiguous stimuli (e.g., surprised faces) as positive. While some evidence suggests this positivity effect results from… read more here.
Keywords: positivity; younger adults; evidence; positivity effect ... See more keywords
Age-related positivity effect on behavioural responses of dogs to human vocalisations
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56636-z
Abstract: Age-related changes in the brain can alter how emotions are processed. In humans, valence specific changes in attention and memory were reported with increasing age, i.e. older people are less attentive toward and experience fewer… read more here.
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Positivity effect and decision making in ageing
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DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2021.1884533
Abstract: ABSTRACT Across various contexts, older adults demonstrate a positivity effect – an age-related increase in a relative bias toward positive emotional stimuli as compared to negative stimuli. Previous research has demonstrated how this effect can… read more here.
Keywords: decision; positivity; positivity effect; effect decision ... See more keywords