Emotional valence benefited narrative recall: negative narratives were recalled best and neutral narratives worst (Study 1)¶

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q3 i? In Study 1 free recall, the negative narrative was recalled significantly better than both the positive and neutral narratives, and the neutral narrative worse than the positive. → Thakore 2024

Evidence¶

Thakore 2024¶

Thakore, K., Das, T., Jahan, S., & Sweller, N. (2024). From Hands to Mind: How Gesture, Emotional Valence, and Individual Differences Impact Narrative Recall. Educational Psychology Review, 36, 111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09948-0

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Study 1 (N = 100) free recall model showed a significant main effect of emotional valence, χ2(2) = 91.33, p < 0.001; pairwise comparisons showed "recall of the positive narrative was significantly worse than the negative narrative" and neutral worst of all.

"Pairwise comparisons showed that recall of the positive narrative was significantly worse than the negative narrative, z = − 2.44, p = 0.01, 95% CI [− 2.12, − 0.23]. The neutral narrative was significantly worse recalled than the negative narrative, z = − 8.87, p < 0.001, 95% CI [− 5.69, − 3.63]."

Discussion¶

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