Emotion is a psychological phenomenon that is widely concerned in the field of psychological
research. Researchers mainly use emotion priming as a manipulable way to explore the interaction
mechanism between emotion and cognition. Emotional priming usually refers to the cognitive behavioral
changes when the priming stimulus and the target stimulus have the same or different emotional colors.
Focusing on emotional priming, the current study will discuss the paradigm of emotional priming, the
method of emotional induction, the psychological mechanism and the practical application of emotional
priming, in order to provide a systematic review and reference for emotional research.