Temporal recall in the shadow of emotion

Separate Emotional Contexts During Encoding Enhance the Temporal Source Memory Retrieval

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7149953
AutoresRong Pan (0000-0001-5171-8248, Hangzhou Normal University), Pan Rong (0009-0002-4698-2604, Hangzhou Normal University), Di Wu (0000-0002-1269-4260, Hangzhou Normal University), Jingwen Hu (0000-0001-6477-0360, Hangzhou Normal University), Wenjie Dou (Hangzhou Normal University), Chuanji Gao (0000-0001-5080-2675, Nanjing Normal University), Bao-Ming Li (Hangzhou Normal University), Bao‐Ming Li (0000-0001-8135-7375, Hangzhou Normal University), Xi Jia (0000-0001-7020-9123, Nanjing Normal University, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume39
Fascículo1
Páginas196-209
Data de publicação2025-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCognition & Emotion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0269-9931 • E-ISSN: 1464-0600
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02699931.2024.2415485
PMID39431973
OpenAlexW4403602566
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas65

Episodic memory, with its emphasis on temporal-spatial contexts, has been a longstanding focus in memory research. While previous studies have investigated the role of emotion in temporal source memory using emotionally charged stimuli, such as emotional words or images, the influence of a separated emotional context remains less explored. This study sought to understand the impact of separate emotional contexts on temporal source memory. Participants were shown Chinese characters alongside separate emotional contexts (i.e. a neutral or negative picture) and then engaged in either a retrieval practice or a control condition. Finally, they were tested for recognition, temporal source memory, and emotional source memory for all the learned characters. Results revealed that a negative emotional context, unlike a neutral setting, enhanced the accuracy of temporal memory for adjacent neutral characters. However, this negative context reduced the accuracy of recalling the associated emotion. Importantly, the boost in temporal memory due to the emotional context remained even when participants were unsure or mistaken about the associated emotion. This study demonstrates the complex interplay between emotion and temporal memory, underscoring the enhancement effect of separated emotional contexts on temporal recall, irrespective of explicit emotional memory retrieval

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Encoding specificity principle · Episodic memory · Recall · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience · Psychology