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Running head: RECOGNITION: ENHANCED OR BIASED BY EMOTIONAL STIMULI
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Grider, Rebecca C. Malmberg, Kenneth J. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | A debate has emerged as to whether recognition of emotional stimuli is more accurate or more biased than recognition of non-emotional stimuli. Teasing apart changes in accuracy versus changes in bias requires a measurement model. However, different models have been adopted by different researchers, and this has contributed to the current debate. In this article, different measurement models are discussed, and the signaldetection model that is most appropriate for recognition is adopted to investigate the effects of valence and arousal on recognition memory performance using receiveroperating characteristic (ROC) analyses. In addition, complementary two-alternative forced-choice experiments were conducted in order to generalize the empirical findings and interpret them under a relatively relaxed set of measurement assumptions. Across all experiments, accuracy was greater for highly valenced stimuli and stimuli with high arousal value. In addition, a bias to endorse positively valenced stimuli was observed. These results are discussed within an adaptive memory framework that assumes emotion plays an important role in the allocation of attentional resources. keywords: emotional words; receiver operating characteristics; recognition memory |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~malmberg/griderMalmbergRev3.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
