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Journal articles

Harmon-Jones E; Szymaniak K; Sebban G; Harmon-Jones C, 2024, 'Belief in conspiracy theories that differ in evil intentions: Correlations with anger and other traits', Personality and Individual Differences, 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112639

Harmon-Jones E; Matis S; Angus DJ; Harmon-Jones C, 2024, 'Does effort increase or decrease reward valuation? Considerations from cognitive dissonance theory', Psychophysiology, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14536

Harmon-Jones E; Szymaniak K; Edgeworth D; Sebban G; Harmon-Jones C, 2024, 'Evil perceptions but not entertainment value appraisals relate to conspiracy beliefs', Frontiers in Social Psychology, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frsps.2024.1350584

Kaczmarek ŁD; Harmon-Jones E, 2024, 'Motivational Intensity and Valence Are Married, But They Are Not the Same Person: Commentary on Campbell et al. (2021)', Emotion, 24, pp. 291 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001261

Harmon-Jones E; Szymaniak K, 2023, 'Evil perceptions mediate the association between trait anger and generic conspiracy beliefs', Personality and Individual Differences, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112303

Szymaniak K; Harmon-Jones SK; Harmon-Jones E, 2023, 'Further examinations of attitudes toward discrete emotions, with a focus on attitudes toward anger', Motivation and Emotion, 47, pp. 476 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11031-022-09998-3

Szymaniak K; Zajenkowski M; Fronczyk K; Leung S; Harmon-Jones E, 2023, 'Trait anger and approach motivation are related to higher endorsement of specific and generic conspiracy beliefs', Journal of Research in Personality, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104374

Moriarity DP; Kautz MM; Ghias K; Pennypacker K; Harmon-Jones E; Alloy LB, 2022, 'Protocol for project MIME: Motivation, inflammation, and Mood in Emerging Adults', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 26, pp. 100520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100520

Harmon-Jones E; Harmon-Jones C, 2022, 'Individual differences in dissonance arousal/reduction relate to physical exercise: Testing the action-based model', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0275990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275990

Szymaniak K; Harmon-Jones SK; Harmon-Jones E, 2022, 'Measuring Avoidance-Related Trait Anger: American and Polish Versions of the Avoidance Motivated Response to Anger Scale (AMRAS)', Motivation Science, 8, pp. 298 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000263

Harmon-Jones E; Schutter DJLG, 2022, 'Aggressive Motivation: An Introduction and Overview', Motivation Science, 8, pp. 77 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000266

Denson TF; Kasumovic MM; Harmon-Jones E, 2022, 'Understanding the Desire to Play Violent Video Games: An Integrative Motivational Theory', Motivation Science, 8, pp. 161 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000246

Szymaniak K; Harmon-Jones SK; Harmon-Jones E, 2022, 'Correction to Szymaniak et al. (2022)', Motivation Science, 8, pp. 329 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000270

Harmon-Jones E; Harmon-Jones C, 2021, 'On defining positive affect (PA): considering attitudes toward emotions, measures of PA, and approach motivation', Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 39, pp. 46 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.01.008

Bowyer C; Brush CJ; Threadgill H; Harmon-Jones E; Treadway M; Patrick CJ; Hajcak G, 2021, 'The effort-doors task: Examining the temporal dynamics of effort-based reward processing using ERPs', NeuroImage, 228, pp. 117656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117656

Sun CK; Harmon-Jones E, 2021, 'Supine body posture reduces cognitive conflict processing: Evidence from N450 Stroop interference', Psychophysiology, 58, pp. e13693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13693

Harmon-Jones E; Sun C-K, 2021, 'A Supine Body Posture Reduces the Error-Related Negativity: A Test of a Dissonance Theory Prediction', Motivation Science, 7, pp. 375 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000232

Chilver MR; Keller AS; Park HRP; Jamshidi J; Montalto A; Schofield PR; Clark CR; Harmon-Jones E; Williams LM; Gatt JM, 2020, 'Electroencephalography profiles as a biomarker of wellbeing: A twin study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 126, pp. 114 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.04.010

Harmon-Jones E; Willoughby C; Paul K; Harmon-Jones C, 2020, 'The effect of perceived effort and perceived control on reward valuation: Using the reward positivity to test a dissonance theory prediction', Biological Psychology, 154, pp. 107910, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107910

Harmon-Jones E; Clarke D; Paul K; Harmon-Jones C, 2020, 'The Effect of Perceived Effort on Reward Valuation: Taking the Reward Positivity (RewP) to Dissonance Theory', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, pp. 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00157

Summerell E; Harmon-Jones C; Denson TF; Harmon-Jones E, 2020, 'Humility is associated with less aggressive motivation', Personality and Individual Differences, 158, pp. 109837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.109837

Denson TF; Dixson BJW; Tibubos AN; Zhang E; Harmon-Jones E; Kasumovic MM, 2020, 'Violent video game play, gender, and trait aggression influence subjective fighting ability, perceptions of men's toughness, and anger facial recognition', Computers in Human Behavior, 104, pp. 106175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106175

Harmon-Jones E; Harmon-Jones C; Denson TF, 2020, 'A novel way of responding to dissonance evoked by belief disconfirmation: making the wrongdoing of an opponent salient', Social Influence, 15, pp. 34 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2020.1781248

Harmon-Jones E; Harmon-Jones C, 2020, 'Cognitive dissonance processes serve an action-oriented adaptive function', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, pp. e38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19002176

Harmon-Jones C; Harmon-Jones E, 2019, 'A Broad Consideration of Motivation, with a Focus on Approach Motivation', Psychological Inquiry, 30, pp. 132 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2019.1646043

Tsypes A; Angus DJ; Martin S; Kemkes K; Harmon-Jones E, 2019, 'Trait anger and the reward positivity', Personality and Individual Differences, 144, pp. 24 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.030

Summerell E; Harmon-Jones C; Kelley NJ; Peterson CK; Krstanoska-Blazeska K; Harmon-Jones E, 2019, 'Does cognitive broadening reduce anger?', Frontiers in Psychology, 9, pp. 2665, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02665

Harmon-Jones E, 2019, 'On motivational influences, moving beyond valence, and integrating dimensional and discrete views of emotion', Cognition and Emotion, 33, pp. 101 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2018.1514293

Angus DJ; Harmon-Jones E, 2019, 'The anger incentive delay task: A novel method for studying anger in neuroscience research.', Psychophysiology, 56, pp. e13290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13290

Harmon-Jones C; Harmon-Jones E, 2018, 'Toward an Increased Understanding of Dissonance Processes: A Response to the Target Article by Kruglanski et al.', Psychological Inquiry, 29, pp. 74 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2018.1480691

Harmon‐Jones E; Price TF; Harmon‐Jones C; Harmon-Jones E, 2018, 'Motivation', , pp. 1 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119170174.epcn417

Harmon-Jones E; Harmon-Jones SK, 2018, 'On jealousy, envy, sex differences and temperament in humans and dogs', Animal Sentience, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1338

Harmon-Jones E; Gable PA, 2018, 'On the role of asymmetric frontal cortical activity in approach and withdrawal motivation: An updated review of the evidence', Psychophysiology, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12879

Levy N; Harmon-Jones C; Harmon-Jones E, 2018, 'Dissonance and Discomfort: Does a Simple Cognitive Inconsistency Evoke a Negative Affective State?', Motivation Science, 4, pp. 95 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000079

Harmon-Jones E; Harmon-Jones C; Summerell E, 2017, 'On the importance of both dimensional and discrete models of emotion', Behavioral Sciences, 7, pp. 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs7040066

Angus DJ; Latham AJ; Harmon-Jones E; Deliano M; Balleine B; Braddon-Mitchell D, 2017, 'Electrocortical components of anticipation and consumption in a monetary incentive delay task', Psychophysiology, 54, pp. 1686 - 1705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12913

Finley AJ; Crowell AL; Harmon-Jones E; Schmeichel BJ, 2017, 'The Influence of Agreeableness and Ego Depletion on Emotional Responding', Journal of Personality, 85, pp. 643 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12267

Kelley NJ; Hortensius R; Schutter DJLG; Harmon-Jones E, 2017, 'The relationship of approach/avoidance motivation and asymmetric frontal cortical activity: A review of studies manipulating frontal asymmetry', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 119, pp. 19 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.03.001

Reznik SJ; Nusslock R; Pornpattananangkul N; Abramson LY; Coan JA; Harmon-Jones E, 2017, 'Laboratory-induced learned helplessness attenuates approach motivation as indexed by posterior versus frontal theta activity', Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience, 17, pp. 904 - 916, http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13415-017-0521-0

Mühlberger C; Angus DJ; Jonas E; Harmon-Jones C; Harmon-Jones E, 2017, 'Perceived control increases the reward positivity and stimulus preceding negativity', Psychophysiology, 54, pp. 310 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12786

Harmon-Jones E, 2017, 'Clarifying concepts in cognitive dissonance theory', Animal Sentience, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1199

Slepian ML; Young SG; Harmon-Jones E, 2017, 'An approach-avoidance motivational model of trustworthiness judgments.', Motivation Science, 3, pp. 91 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mot0000046

Sun E; Harmon-Jones E, 2017, 'The influence of body posture on social cognitive conflict: an event-related potential study', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.224.00009

Gable PA; Harmon-Jones E, 2016, 'Assessing the Motivational Dimensional Model of emotion–cognition interaction: Comment on Domachowska, Heitmann, Deutsch, et al., (2016)', Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 67, pp. 57 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2015.10.004

Harmon-Jones C; Bastian B; Harmon-Jones E, 2016, 'Detecting transient emotional responses with improved self-report measures and instructions', Emotion, 16, pp. 1086 - 1096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0000216

Harmon-Jones C; Bastian B; Harmon-Jones E, 2016, 'The discrete emotions questionnaire: A new tool for measuring state self-reported emotions', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0159915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159915

Angus DJ; Harmon-Jones E, 2016, 'On the neuroscience of approach and withdrawal motivation, with a focus on the role of asymmetrical frontal cortical activity', Advances in Motivation and Achievement, 19, pp. 37 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S0749-742320160000019003

Nusslock R; Walden K; Harmon-Jones E, 2015, 'Asymmetrical frontal cortical activity associated with differential risk for mood and anxiety disorder symptoms: An RDoC perspective', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 98, pp. 249 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.06.004

Price TF; Harmon-Jones E, 2015, 'Embodied emotion: The influence of manipulated facial and bodily states on emotive responses', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 6, pp. 461 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1370

Angus DJ; Kemkes K; Schutter DJLG; Harmon-Jones E, 2015, 'Anger is associated with reward-related electrocortical activity: Evidence from the reward positivity', Psychophysiology, 52, pp. 1271 - 1280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12460


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