Independent effects of word concreteness and word valence on immediate serial recall

The present study examined the roles of word concreteness and word valence in the immediate serial recall task. Emotion words (e.g. happy) were used to investigate these effects. Participants completed study‐test trials with 7‐item study lists consisting of positive or negative words with either hig...

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Published in:The British journal of psychology 2022-08, Vol.113 (3), p.820-834
Main Authors: Tse, Chi‐Shing, Altarriba, Jeanette
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abstract words
emotion
Emotional words
item redintegration
Serial order
serial recall
word concreteness
word valence
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Summary:The present study examined the roles of word concreteness and word valence in the immediate serial recall task. Emotion words (e.g. happy) were used to investigate these effects. Participants completed study‐test trials with 7‐item study lists consisting of positive or negative words with either high or low concreteness (Experiments 1 and 2) and neutral (i.e. non‐emotion) words with either high or low concreteness (Experiment 2). In serial recall performance, we replicated the typical item concreteness effect (concrete words are better recalled than words) and obtained an item valence effect (positive/neutral words are better recalled than negative words). However, there was no concreteness × valence interaction. We conclude that both word valence and word concreteness independently contribute to the serial order retention of emotion words in the immediate serial recall task.
ISSN:0007-1269
2044-8295
DOI:10.1111/bjop.12566