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      Mood states determine the degree of task shielding in dual-task performance.

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          Current models of multitasking assume that dual-task performance and the degree of multitasking are affected by cognitive control strategies. In particular, cognitive control is assumed to regulate the amount of shielding of the prioritised task from crosstalk from the secondary task. We investigated whether and how task shielding is influenced by mood states. Participants were exposed to two short film clips, one inducing high and one inducing low arousal, of either negative or positive content. Negative mood led to stronger shielding of the prioritised task (i.e., less crosstalk) than positive mood, irrespective of arousal. These findings support the assumption that emotional states determine the parameters of cognitive control and play an important role in regulating dual-task performance.

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          Journal
          Cogn Emot
          Cognition & emotion
          1464-0600
          0269-9931
          2013
          : 27
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
          Article
          10.1080/02699931.2013.772047
          23438389
          caca50bf-c20a-4ce1-9285-7e7e088b8985
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