it could be that a negative mood ge

it could be that a negative mood generally leads to increased salivation, and that this general response is stronger than a conditioned inhibitory response. The few existing findings on mood states influencing salivation are mixed. Bulik, Lawson, and Carter (1996) reported a negative association between depression levels and salivation, while studies on the relationship between anxiety or stress and salivation have shown an increase or no salivary changes .With our negative mood manipulation we cannot be sure exactly what kind of negative emotions we tapped into and how this might have influenced salivary responding