University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN, USA.
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2021 Nov;74(11):1966-1980. doi: 10.1177/17470218211017840. Epub 2021 May 15.
Knowledge revision is the process of updating incorrect prior knowledge in light of new, correct information. Although theoretical and empirical knowledge has advanced regarding the cognitive processes involved in revision, less is known about the role of emotions, which have shown inconsistent relations with key revision processes. This study examined the effects of experimentally induced emotions on online and offline knowledge revision of vaccination misconceptions. Before reading refutation and non-refutation texts, 96 individuals received a positive, negative, or no emotion induction. Findings showed that negative emotions, more than positive emotions, resulted in enhanced knowledge revision as indicated by greater ease of integrating correct information during reading and higher comprehension test scores after reading. Findings are discussed with respect to contemporary frameworks of knowledge revision and emotion in reading comprehension and implications for educational practice.
知识修订是根据新的正确信息更新错误的先前知识的过程。尽管关于修订所涉及的认知过程的理论和实证知识已经有所发展，但对于情绪的作用知之甚少，情绪与关键的修订过程之间的关系并不一致。本研究考察了实验诱发情绪对疫苗误解的在线和离线知识修订的影响。在阅读反驳和非反驳文本之前，96 人接受了积极、消极或没有情绪诱导。研究结果表明，与积极情绪相比，消极情绪会导致更好的知识修订，这表现为在阅读过程中更容易整合正确信息，并且阅读后阅读理解测试的分数更高。研究结果结合了知识修订和阅读理解中的情绪的当代框架进行了讨论，并对教育实践具有启示意义。
