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标题：The effect of positive arousal on working memory
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作者：Maryam Tajik Esmaeili ; Maryam Tajik Esmaeili ; Masoumeh Karimi 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2011
卷号：30
页码：1457-1460
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.282
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Abstract Manipulation of emotional conditions triggers neuro-chemical mechanisms and cause to release dopamine, epinephrine and glucose. These neurotransmitters related to memory process through central or peripheral receptors. In this study the effects of pleasant arousal which was the result of watching special films, was investigated on working memory based on gender. 60 volunteers (30 men, 30 women) who were selected among undergraduate students from Tehran and Tarbiyat Modares Universities were accidentally divided into two groups. They completed a working memory scale. Each group watched one of the emotional or neutral films. Immediately after watching the film, the working memory scale was being done as a post-test. In order to assess the effect of positive arousal on working memory, first the difference between the scores of pre-test and post-test was assessed and then they were compared using independent t-test. The results were significantly higher in experimental group compare to the control group and show that positive emotional arousal enhances working memory.
关键词：Positive arousal;working memory