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Memory for emotional faces: Are angry faces more memorable than happy faces?

Creator:

Burros, Alison, Herdener, Nathan, and Lien, Mei-Ching

Abstract:

Previous studies have suggested that negatively valenced faces (e.g., angry faces) automatically capture attention away from faces with other emotional valences (e.g., happy faces and neutral faces). The present study evaluated whether this attentional bias enhances memory of the negative emotional faces. Participants first performed a gender discrimination task on...

Resource Type:

Poster