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标题：Influence of negative emotions on residents’ learning of scientific information: an experimental study
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作者：Telma Kremer ; Silvia Mamede ; Walter W. van den Broek 等
期刊名称：Perspectives on Medical Education
印刷版ISSN：2212-2761
电子版ISSN：2212-277X
出版年度：2019
卷号：8
期号：4
页码：209-215
DOI：10.1007/s40037-019-00525-8
出版社：Springer Verlag
摘要：IntroductionMedical training is consistently described as emotionally challenging. Students commonly encounter situations that are likely to trigger emotional reactions, but the influence of emotional reactions to these situations on learning is unclear. This experiment examined the effects of negative emotions on medical residents’ learning of scientific information. MethodsSixty first-year internal medicine residents (i.e. physicians in training to become specialists) at the São Paulo University Medical School were randomly assigned to watching a video clip either presenting an emotional (experimental group) or a neutral (control group) version of the same situation. Subsequently, all residents studied the same scientific text. Main outcome measurements were learning processes (inferred through study time and cognitive engagement) and outcomes (recall accuracy). Data were analyzed using chi-square and independent t‑tests. ResultsThe experimental group spent significantly less time ( p < 0.001) studying the text and performed significantly worse on the free recall test ( p < 0.001) than the control group. DiscussionNegative emotions decreased time invested in a learning task and the amount of knowledge gained from it, possibly because they automatically activated avoidance attitudes or captured part of the residents’ cognitive resources, hindering processing of the learning material. Future studies should further explore the underlying mechanisms of this effect and how it can be diminished.
关键词：Emotions ; Learning ; Medical education ; Cognition