It's easy for people to dwell on negative
affective states because, according to neuroscientists, there are more neural networks in the brain associated with negative affect than with positive affect (Baumeister, Bratslavsky, Finkenauer, & Vohs, 2001); some scientists even speculate that these may be in the ratio of 5 to 1.
Not exact matches
This was not a surprising finding
because among other functions, this region processes fear and anxiety,
affective states often affected by autism.
Miles's teacher used an
affective statement that considered his perspective about morning circle when she
stated, «Miles, I see that you are upset
because you do not want to sit at morning circle and want to play with the musical instruments instead.»