Better memory for emotional sources? A systematic evaluation of source valence and arousal in source memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21505296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikoletta Symeonidou (0000-0002-2471-8653, University of Mannheim, corresponding author), Beatrice G Kuhlmann (0000-0002-3235-5717, University of Mannheim) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 300-316 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognition & Emotion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-9931 • E-ISSN: 1464-0600 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02699931.2021.2008323 |
| PMID | 34843428 |
| OpenAlex | W3217231682 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 61 |
Emotion-enhanced memory (EEM) describes the robust memory advantage of emotional over non-emotional stimuli. While extensively investigated with emotional items, it is unclear whether the EEM effect extends to source memory for a neutral item's emotional context. In two pre-registered studies, we systematically manipulated source valence (positive, negative) between participants and source arousal (high, low, neutral-low) within participants. In Experiment 1 (lab study, N = 80), we used emotional sound sources and presented them together with neutral pictures as items. In Experiment 2 (online study, N = 172), we used emotional background pictures with superimposed neutral item words to similarly manipulate source emotionality. Multinomial model-based analysis showed no general effects of valence or arousal on source memory across both experiments. Source memory was impaired for the negative high-arousing source in Experiment 1 but this did not replicate in Experiment 2. Altogether, we conclude that there are no memory-enhancing effects of source emotionality (valence, arousal, or any specific combination thereof) on source memory, dissociating emotionality effects between source and item memory. Additionally, we propose that material-dependent influences carry more weight if the used emotional material is limited in number, as is the case in the standard source-monitoring paradigm employing few sources only
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |