Reactions to Heard Words: Varying Emotional Content and Frequency of Exposure

The authors aurally presented words varying in emotional content and frequency of exposure to 56 participants during (a) a study phase in which 288 words (72 separate words with repetitions) were presented and (b) a test phase in which participants were presented with the 72 words from the study pha...

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Published in:The Journal of general psychology 2007-01, Vol.134 (1), p.67-82
Main Authors: Bruce, A. Jerry, Harman, Marsha J., Turner, Michael T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Acoustic Stimulation - methods
Adolescent
Adult
Affectivity. Emotion
African Americans
Analysis of Variance
Arousal
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
emotion
Emotions
Emotions - physiology
False Positive Reactions
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
information processing
Language
Male
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Miscellaneous
Paired-Associate Learning - physiology
Personality. Affectivity
Psychological aspects
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
recognition
Recognition (Psychology) - physiology
Response rates
Search engines
White people
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Summary:The authors aurally presented words varying in emotional content and frequency of exposure to 56 participants during (a) a study phase in which 288 words (72 separate words with repetitions) were presented and (b) a test phase in which participants were presented with the 72 words from the study phase along with 24 new words. In the test phase, participants responded to these 96 words with either a recognition response or a likability response. The recognition results indicated that increased exposure produced increased recognition; however, high arousal and negative valence words produced higher false positive scores. The likability scores revealed an overall mere exposure effect (MEE). However, words of low arousal and of positive valence did not show the MEE.
ISSN:0022-1309
1940-0888
DOI:10.3200/GENP.134.1.67-82