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Figure 3.4. Responses to Same items in the Same/Similar/New and Remember/<br />

Know/New task<br />

Section 2.4. Discussion<br />

Using a SSN task we found emotional enhancement of visual<br />

specificity of memory with greater specific and general recognition for<br />

negative stimuli. Using a RKN task we found greater levels of recollective<br />

experience with negative than neutral stimuli. The same pattern of results was<br />

found with both memory tasks but the results did suggest that different criteria<br />

may be used to decide which level of response should be given. There was no<br />

interaction with emotion between the two tasks suggesting that the SSN task is<br />

uncovering the same pattern of emotional influence on memory as the RKN<br />

task. The visual specificity of memory with greater specific and general<br />

recognition for negative stimuli is consistent with the findings of Kensinger et<br />

al. (2006).<br />

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