Figure 1. The procedure for Experiment.

Figure 2. The influence of the interpersonal distance and the creativity of strategies. Note. The error bars in the figures represent the standard error; **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05

Figure 3. The SPN waveforms in different conditions.

Figure 4. The ERP topographic maps in different conditions (300 ~ 2000 ms after strategy guidelines).

Figure 5. the waveforms of the electrode P4 in different conditions. Note. The LPP amplitude is the average of eight electrodes, and P4 is one of the electrodes.

Figure 6. The ERP topographic maps in different conditions (300 ~ 1500 ms after negative emotional stimulus).