Effect of Emotions on Cognitive Process: An Experimental Study of Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Last registered on September 30, 2020

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Effect of Emotions on Cognitive Process: An Experimental Study of Graduate and Undergraduate Students
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006548
Initial registration date
September 30, 2020

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First published
September 30, 2020, 10:24 AM EDT

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Locations

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
Foundation university

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
Foundation university Islamabad

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2019-05-22
End date
2019-07-06
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Objective: Current study aimed to investigate the effect of various mood conditions (Sad, Neutral & Laughter) on the cognitive abilities of Graduate and Under-graduate students.
Method: A 1-session, five trial (pre, post 1 post 2 post 3 post 4) , double-blind, within group design, randomised controlled trial was used for the current experiment. Throughout the session of five trails, three mood condition have been administered step by step after completing International Positive and Negative affect Schedule (I-PANAS-SF), Montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA) to examine the effect of various mood on affect and cognitive process. Three mood condition Sad, Neutral & Laughter were performed on Graduate and Under graduate students (N=77), each with a double blind, crossover within design assessing the extent to which Sad, Neutral and Laughter can sway affect and cognitive process along its domains.
Results: Repeated measure ANOVA were performed, Findings of current study revealed that the participants were shown vulnerably on cognition and affect when sadness was induced. Furthermore, results further revealed that laughter had the significant positive effect on the cognitive process along its domains. Mood (F=58.49, p=.000, η2 =.38) Cognition (F= 235.56, p=.000, η2 =.71) executive functioning (F=67.62, p=.000, η2=.42), language (F=40.24, p=.000, η2=.30), visual spatial (F=43.91, p=.000, η2=.32), attention, concentration and working memory (F=102.5, p=.000, η2=.523).
Conclusions: results concluded that mood either positive or negative have profound effect on cognition and laughter could be the most beneficial intervention to improve both affect and cognition.
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Registration Citation

Citation
ABIDA, HAFIZA and MUHAMMAD AQEEL. 2020. " Effect of Emotions on Cognitive Process: An Experimental Study of Graduate and Undergraduate Students ." AEA RCT Registry. September 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6548-1.0
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Three mood intervention (Sad condition, Neutral condition, Laughter condition) were induced to see their effects on cognitive abilities.
Intervention Start Date
2019-06-27
Intervention End Date
2019-07-06

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA),International Positive and Negative affect Schedule (I-PANAS-SF),
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
laughter and Velton mood induction for inducing sad and neutral mood
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The present study was 1-session, five time-trials, double-blind, cross over within subject design, randomised controlled trial.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
simple randomization is used with the help of tossing a coin.
Randomization Unit
Graduate and Under graduate
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
2
Sample size: planned number of observations
77 GRADUATE AND UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
35 UNDER GRADUATE
42 GRADUATE
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

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IRB Approval Date
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Post-Trial

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
Yes
Intervention Completion Date
July 06, 2019, 12:00 +00:00
Data Collection Complete
Yes
Data Collection Completion Date
July 06, 2019, 12:00 +00:00
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization)
2 Universities
Was attrition correlated with treatment status?
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations
77 Students
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms
77 Students 35 Under graduate,42 Graduate
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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