Remembering what you feel

Effects of emotion on memory

Bibliographic Data

ID6201813
AuthorsJames D Laird (0000-0002-3636-8937, corresponding author), J John Wagener, Johannes Wagener (0000-0002-5952-9422), Mark Halal, Martha Szegda
Year1982
Volume42
Issue4
Pages646-657
Publication date1982-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.42.4.646
OpenAlexW4256589463
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited11

In two studies, recall was best when subjects' manipulated facial expressions were consistent with the emotional content of material recalled. In both studies, subjects' mood response to manipulated expressions was first assessed in a separate procedure. Subjects whose mood was affected were designated the selfproduced cue group. In Study 1, 60 undergraduate volunteers then read two passages of the same emotional content, either anger-provoking editorials or humorous selections by Woody Allen. Later, one selection was recalled while frowning and one while smiling. In the self-produced cue group, recall was significantly better for the editorials when frowning and for the Woody Allen stories when smiling. In the nonself cue group, expressions did not affect recall. In Study 2, 20 subjects heard and recalled three kinds of sentences, angry, sad, or fearful, in the same three expressions. Again, only in the self-produced cue group was recall significantly better when sentence and expression were consistent. The combination of studies indicates that these effects are due to mood rather than expression and to the match between expression and content at the time of recall

Cognitive psychology · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Social Psychology

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