Positivity versus negativity is a matter of timing
- PMID: 29342777
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X17001571
Positivity versus negativity is a matter of timing
Abstract
"Negative" emotions are never purely negative. They attract attention at the very least and often stay attractive enough to make rehearsing them an addictive activity. As the authors point out, they also counteract a relentless tendency for positive emotions to become boring. Analysis in terms of reward suggests why this tendency occurs and how symbiosis with negative emotions may arise, in art and in life.
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Negative emotions in art reception: Refining theoretical assumptions and adding variables to the Distancing-Embracing model.Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jan;40:e380. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17001947. Behav Brain Sci. 2017. PMID: 29342806
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The Distancing-Embracing model of the enjoyment of negative emotions in art reception.Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jan;40:e347. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17000309. Epub 2017 Feb 20. Behav Brain Sci. 2017. PMID: 28215214
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