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February 11, 2026Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale

Effects of valence and list composition on memory predictions, performance, and beliefs.

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MMMolly B MacMillanMemorial University of NewfoundlandLCLandon A. ChurchillMemorial University of NewfoundlandKHKathleen L. HourihanMemorial University of Newfoundland

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Implication

Experiments reveal how emotional words influence memory predictions and performance based on list composition.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how emotional valence and list composition affect memory predictions and performance in recall tasks.
  • Participants studied word lists with varying emotional valence.
  • Immediate judgements of learning were made after each word.
  • Different experimental designs included mixed-list and pure-list structures.
  • Posttest questionnaires assessed beliefs about emotional memorability.
  • Emotional words received higher judgements of learning than neutral words in certain experimental conditions.
  • Mixed-list design elicited stronger influences from emotional content than pure-list design.
  • Participants generally believed emotional words are more memorable than nonemotional words.

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MacMillan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1c53267fb587c655ebe0https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000397
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