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A total of 183 subjects were run in a counterbalanced study designed to explore the relationship between emotion and recall. Results clearly establish that emotional material has a more prominent role in recall than has other material. Discussion is presented mainly in terms of Posner and Snyder“s (1975) views and Bower“s (1981) analysis of emotion and memory. It is concluded that the results support Posner“s (1978) suggestion that emotion raises the level of alertness of the system and thereby enhances recall.
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Strongman, K.T., Russell, P.N. Salience of emotion in recall. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 24, 25–27 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330493
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