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Subjective affective experience under threat is shaped by environmental affordances

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  • Song Qi
  • Dylan M Nielson
  • Daniele Marcotulli
  • Daniel S Pine
  • Argyris Stringaris

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In this pre-registered study, we ask how people’s emotional responses under threat may be causally affected by what is available to them in the environment, i.e. environmental affordances. For this purpose, we introduce a novel behavioral paradigm using horror movie stimuli to simulate threats. The study illustrates that affordances, specifically items present in the environment, are instrumental in modulating both behavioral choices (approach or avoidance) and emotional expressions of anger and fear. We found that, approach-related resources, such as possession of a weapon, heightened anger and the propensity to confront the threat. This underscores the influence of environmental affordances on emotional regulation and supports a theoretical framework that connects instrumental motives with the variability of emotional and behavioral responses based on affordances. The research, while innovative, recognizes the constraints of simulated threats and controlled settings, suggesting avenues for future exploration in more naturalistic environments.

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  • Song Qi & Dylan M Nielson & Daniele Marcotulli & Daniel S Pine & Argyris Stringaris, 2024. "Subjective affective experience under threat is shaped by environmental affordances," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(12), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0310359
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310359
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