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emotional conflict

emotional conflict Emotional conflict is a form of cognitive interference in which emotionally meaningful but irrelevant information makes it harder to process the information that matters for the task.

Emotional conflict is a form of cognitive interference in which emotionally meaningful but irrelevant information makes it harder to process the information that matters for the task. It is often studied with mismatched emotional cues, such as a face and a word that convey different feelings, which can lead to slower or less accurate responses.