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| Feeling grumpy 'is good for you' | Feeling grumpy 'is good for you' |
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| In a bad mood? Don't worry - according to research, it's good for you. | In a bad mood? Don't worry - according to research, it's good for you. |
| An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly. | An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly. |
| In contrast to those annoying happy types, miserable people are better at decision-making and less gullible, his experiments showed. | In contrast to those annoying happy types, miserable people are better at decision-making and less gullible, his experiments showed. |
| While cheerfulness fosters creativity, gloominess breeds attentiveness and careful thinking, Professor Joe Forgas told Australian Science Magazine. | While cheerfulness fosters creativity, gloominess breeds attentiveness and careful thinking, Professor Joe Forgas told Australian Science Magazine. |
| 'Eeyore days' | 'Eeyore days' |
| The University of New South Wales researcher says a grumpy person can cope with more demanding situations than a happy one because of the way the brain "promotes information processing strategies". | The University of New South Wales researcher says a grumpy person can cope with more demanding situations than a happy one because of the way the brain "promotes information processing strategies". |
| Negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world Professor Joe Forgas | Negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world Professor Joe Forgas |
| He asked volunteers to watch different films and dwell on positive or negative events in their life, designed to put them in either a good or bad mood. | He asked volunteers to watch different films and dwell on positive or negative events in their life, designed to put them in either a good or bad mood. |
| Next he asked them to take part in a series of tasks, including judging the truth of urban myths and providing eyewitness accounts of events. | Next he asked them to take part in a series of tasks, including judging the truth of urban myths and providing eyewitness accounts of events. |
| Those in a bad mood outperformed those who were jolly - they made fewer mistakes and were better communicators. | Those in a bad mood outperformed those who were jolly - they made fewer mistakes and were better communicators. |
| Professor Forgas said: "Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, co-operation and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world." | Professor Forgas said: "Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, co-operation and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world." |
| The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments, which Forgas said showed that a "mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style". | The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments, which Forgas said showed that a "mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style". |
| His earlier work shows the weather has a similar impact on us - wet, dreary days sharpened memory, while bright sunny spells make people forgetful. |