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This research aims to investigate how cognitive reappraisal alters affective and semantic valence ratings of images.

August 11, 2026Affective ScienceOpen Access

Cognitive reappraisal changes cognitive evaluations of images more strongly than affective reactions

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This research aims to investigate how cognitive reappraisal alters affective and semantic valence ratings of images.
Two preregistered studies were conducted with 155 and 105 participants, respectively.
Participants either rated affective valence, semantic valence, or default valence after cognitive reappraisal tasks with negative images.
Both studies analyzed changes in valence ratings in response to cognitive reappraisal.
Cognitive reappraisal significantly improved ratings in all conditions, with the strongest effects on semantic valence.
The influence on affective valence was the weakest, indicating a differentiated impact.
Default valence ratings resembled semantic valence, suggesting existing studies may primarily assess changes in cognitive evaluations rather than emotional experiences.

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Randomized trial demonstrates that cognitive reappraisal affects cognitive evaluations more than emotional responses, indicating new research directions.

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Vartiainen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ace1a3401087f2249dc36 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-026-00387-4

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Randomized trial demonstrates that cognitive reappraisal affects cognitive evaluations more than emotional responses, indicating new research directions.

Cognitive reappraisal changes cognitive evaluations of images more strongly than affective reactions

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