Specifically, there is evidence that reward and positive affect increase correlates of error-related negativity event-related potentials,which might relate to improved conflict adaptation(Larson, Perlstein, Stigge-Kaufman, Kelly, & Dotson, 2006;Stürmer, Nigbur, Schacht, & Sommer, 2011). Therefore, it is plausible that self-affirmation activates reward processing, which increases error-related negativity and causes a shift in strategy that leads to improved performance(Legault et al., 2012). Further research should investigate the subsequent neural and behavioral processes that follow self-affirmation’s reward activity.