Inducing positive mood without demand characteristics

Author(s): Marsch, L. A.

Journal/Book: Psychol Rep. 1997; 81: P O Box 9229, Missoula, MT 59807. Psychological Reports. 1027-1034.

Abstract: The possibility that a stare of private self-awareness induced by a small mirror can facilitate the effect of procedures which induce a positive mood was investigated. Participants were 171 female and GO male undergraduates who mere randomly assigned to one of six conditions in a 2 (Mirror vs No-mirror)x 3 (Control vs Velten manipulation vs Music manipulation) design. As predicted, participants who experienced the Velten and Music manipulations in the presence of the mirror reported elevated mood relative to control participants. The mood of participants who experienced the Velten and Music manipulations without the mirror did not differ from the mood of control participants. The potential benefits of using a small mirror as a substitute for explicit instructions about the expected effect of mood-induction procedures are discussed.

Note: Article Govern JM, Towson State Univ, Dept Psychol, Towson,MD 21252 USA

Keyword(s): SELF-FOCUSED ATTENTION; INDUCTION PROCEDURE; MUSICAL PROCEDURES; VELTEN; MEMORY; ATTRACTION; AWARENESS; DURATION; STATES

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