Affect and memory: A review.
Psychological BulletinPublished 1 January 1986
Paul H. Blaney
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A critical review of the empirical literature on the role of depression and elation in biasing mnemonic processing finds two classes of effects—state dependence and mood congruence—are examined.
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This article provides a critical review of the empirical literature on the role of depression and elation in biasing mnemonic processing. Two classes of effects—state dependence and mood congruence—are examined. The latter, which involves the enhanced encoding and/or retrieval of material the affect
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