Mood and memory.
@article{Bower1981MoodAM, title={Mood and memory.}, author={G. Bower}, journal={The American psychologist}, year={1981}, volume={36 2}, pages={ 129-48 } }
This article describes experiments in which happy or sad moods were induced in subjects by hyp- notic suggestion to investigate the influence of emo- tions on memory and thinking. One result was that subjects exhibited mood-state-dependent memory in recall of word lists, personal experiences recorded in a daily diary, and childhood experiences; people recalled a greater percentage of those experiences that were affectively congruent with the mood they were in dur- ing recall. Second, emotion… CONTINUE READING
Figures, Tables, and Topics from this paper
5,535 Citations
Mood, memory, and social judgments in children.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1988
- 50
Emotional states and memory biases: effects of cognitive priming and mood.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1987
- 98
The effect of negative mood intensity on autobiographical recall: Evidence for the underlying role of affect in mood congruence effect
- Psychology
- 2015
- 3
- Highly Influenced
- PDF
Mood congruity and episodic memory in young children.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of experimental child psychology
- 2016
- 4
- Highly Influenced
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 69 REFERENCES
Mood-state-dependent retrieval of verbal associations.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of abnormal psychology
- 1977
- 130
- PDF
Affect, accessibility of material in memory, and behavior: a cognitive loop?
- Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1978
- 1,119
- PDF
Effect of depression on the speed of recall of pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological medicine
- 1975
- 296
A laboratory task for induction of mood states.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Behaviour research and therapy
- 1968
- 1,235