Effects of Emotion on Memory Specificity in Young and Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12440941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A Kensinger (0000-0003-1940-231X, Chestnut Hill College, corresponding author), Rachel J Garoff-Eaton, Daniel L Schacter (0000-0002-2460-6061) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | P208-P215 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geronb/62.4.p208 |
| PMID | 17673530 |
| OpenAlex | W2132332338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 39 |
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
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
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| Citations per year | 1,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |