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Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires Barbara L. Fredrickson and Christine Branigan University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA The broaden-and-build theory Fredrickson, 1998, 2001) hypothesises that positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires. Two experiments with 104 college students tested these hypotheses. In each, partici- pants viewed a film that elicited a) amusement, b) contentment, c) neutrality, d) anger, or e) anxiety. Scope of attention was assessed using a global-local visual processing task Experiment 1) and thought-action repertoires were assessed using a Twenty Statements Test Experiment 2). Compared to a neutral state, positive emotions broadened the scope of attention in Experiment 1 and thought-action repertoires in Experiment 2. In Experiment 2, negative emotions, relative to a neutral state, narrowed thought-action repertoires. Implications for promoting emotional well-being and physical health are discussed. Emotions are short-lived experiences that produce coordinated changes in people's thoughts, actions, and physiological responses. Several emotion the- orists have explained these coordinated changes with the construct of specific action tendencies Frijda, 1986; Lazarus, 1991; Levenson, 1994). During emotions, this reasoning holds, specific action tendencies infuse both mind and body, simultaneously narrowing individuals' action urges e.g., flight in fear, attack in anger) while mobilising appropriate bodily support for those specific actions e.g., increased blood flow to large muscles in fear). Specific action tendencies are also invoked to explain the evolutionary adaptive value of emotions: The specific action urges called forth during emotions are said to represent those actions that best ensured our ancestors' survival in life-or-death situations Tooby & Cosmides, 1990). Correspondence should be addressed to Barbara L. Fredrickson, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 525 East University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109, USA; e-mail: [email protected]. Fredrickson's research on positive emotions is supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health MH53971 and MH59615), a Rackham Faculty Grant, and Fellowship from the University of Michigan, and by an award from the John Templeton Foundation and the American Psychological Association 2000 Templeton Positive Psychology Prize). # 2005 Psychology Press Ltd http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pp/02699931.html DOI:10.1080/02699930441000238 COGNITION AND EMOTION 2005, 19 3), 313±332

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