The role of attention and relatedness in emotionally enhanced memory

被引:171
作者
Talmi, Deborah [1 ]
Schimmack, Ulrich [1 ]
Paterson, Theone [1 ]
Moscovitch, Morris [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychol, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada
关键词
emotion; memory; attention; divided attention; semantic relatedness;
D O I
10.1037/1528-3542.7.1.89
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Examining the positive and negative pictures separately revealed that emotionally enhanced memory (EEM) for positive pictures was mediated by attention, with no significant influence of emotional arousal, whereas the reverse was true of negative pictures. Consistent with this finding, in Experiment 2 EEM for negative pictures was found even when task emphasis was manipulated so that equivalent attention was allocated to negative and neutral pictures. The results show that attention and semantic relatedness contribute to EEM, with the extent varying with emotional valence. Negative emotion can influence memory independently of these 2 factors.
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页码:89 / 102
页数:14
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