Behavior We have already discusseed

Behavior
We have already discusseed theories of emotion which suggest that our actions may influence the label we place on our emotions. There is also evidence that our emotions affect our performance and behavior along a variety of dimensions. For example, Kelly stated that he performed best when he was in an excited, happy state. He often "psyched" himself up before a show so that his creativity would shine. In a more controlled setting Alice Isen and her colleagues (Isen, Daubman, & Nowicki, 1987) found that students who were placed in a positive mood by watching a comedy or receiving a candy bar turned in their best performance on tasks requiring creativity. Negative moods, on the other hand, did not increase creativity. Another example of the effect of emotion on behavior was a study showing that subjects who were placed in a positive mood and made to concentrate on their mood were more likely to help a person in need than subjects not in a positive mood (Berkowitz, 1987).