Does Mood Influence Judgment Accuracy?
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In this study, we investigated the influence of mood on a production scheduling managerial task by comparing the effects of positive and neutral mood on individual judgments and their accuracy. When the subjects have been exposed to the task and thus have gained experience doing the task, the subjects in a positive mood performed significantly better than the subjects in a neutral mood.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013