Memory enhancement for emotional words is attributed to both valence and arousal

We do not memorize items in our surroundings with equal priority. Previous literature has widely shown that emotional stimuli are better remembered than neutral stimuli. However, given emotional stimuli and neutral stimuli often differ in both valence and arousal dimensions, it remains unclear wheth...

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Main Authors: Chuanji Gao, Jingyuan Ren, Michiko Sakaki, Xi Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Acta Psychologica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824001264