Effects of Emotion on Memory Specificity in Young and Older Adults

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ID12440941
AutoresElizabeth A Kensinger (0000-0003-1940-231X, Chestnut Hill College, autor de correspondencia), Rachel J Garoff-Eaton, Daniel L Schacter (0000-0002-2460-6061)
Año2007
Volumen62
Número4
PáginasP208-P215
Fecha de publicación2007-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/62.4.p208
PMID17673530
OpenAlexW2132332338
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas20
Referencias citadas39

To examine how emotional content affects the amount of visual detail remembered, we had young and older adults study neutral, negative, and positive objects. At retrieval, they distinguished same (identical) from similar (same verbal label, different visual details) and new (nonstudied) objects. A same response to a same item indicated memory for visual details (specific recognition), whereas a same or similar response to a same or similar item signified memory for the general sort of object (general recognition). Both age groups showed enhanced specific recognition for negative (not positive) objects. Young adults' general recognition advantage also was restricted to negative objects, whereas older adults showed enhanced general recognition for positive and negative objects. Negative (not positive) content enhanced the visual specificity of memory in both ages, but positive content conferred a general memory advantage only for older adults

Cognition · Cognitive neuroscience of visual object recognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Object (grammar · Recognition memory · Visual memory · Young adult · Aging and Gerontology Research · Computer Science · Face Recognition and Perception · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence