Table 1.
Negative and positive mood statements used in the study. At the beginning of each test trial, one statement was presented (randomly sampled from the entire set of 32), and rated for how sad-happy it makes the participant feel, before a choice was made between the alcohol- or food-seeking response in extinction
| Negative mood statements | Positive mood statements |
|---|---|
| • I feel a little down today | • I feel cheerful and lively |
| • My work is harder than I expected | • On the whole, I have very little difficulty in thinking clearly |
| • Sometimes I feel so guilty that I can’t sleep | • I’m pleased that most people are so friendly to me |
| • I wish I could be myself, but nobody likes me when I am | • I can make friends extremely easily |
| • Today is one of those days when everything I do is wrong | • I feel enthusiastic and confident now |
| • I doubt that I’ll ever make a contribution in the world | • There should be a lot of good times coming along |
| • I feel like my life is in a rut that I’m never going to get out | • I’m able to do things accurately and efficiently |
| • My mistakes haunt me, I’ve made too many | • I know that I can achieve the goals I set |
| • Life is such a heavy burden | • I have a sense of power and vigour |
| • I’m tired of trying | • I’m feeling amazingly good today |
| • Even when I give my best effort, it just doesn’t seem to be good enough | • I feel highly perceptive and refreshed |
| • I don’t think things are ever going to get better | • I can concentrate hard on anything I do |
| • I feel worthless | • My thinking is clear and rapid |
| • What’s the point of trying | • Life is so much fun; it seems to offer so many sources of fulfilment |
| • I feel cheated by life | • Life is firmly in my control |
| • Every time I turn around, something else has gone wrong | • I’m really feeling sharp now |