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Table 5.3: Mean responses (SE) for objects and backgrounds as a function of<br />

item type (same, similar or new) and emotion type (negative, neutral or<br />

positive)<br />

Item type:<br />

Same Similar New Same Similar New<br />

Response type: Negative objects Background (Negative)<br />

‘Same’ .86 (.05) .24 (.05) .01 (.01) .42 (.05) .20 (.05) .03 (.01)<br />

‘Similar’ .10 (.04) .66 (.06) .17 (.04) .21 (.03) .26 (.03) .16 (.02)<br />

‘New’ .04 (.02) .10 (.04) .81 (.05) .38 (.05) .53 (.06) .81 (.02)<br />

Neutral objects Background (Neutral)<br />

‘Same’ .68 (.06) .23 (.05) .03 (.02) .48 (.07) .21 (.04) .03 (.01)<br />

‘Similar’ .19 (.05) .52 (.05) .08 (.03) .24 (.04) .36 (.04) .16 (.02)<br />

‘New’ .13 (.03) .25 (.03) .89 (.05) .28 (.05) .43 (.05) .81 (.02)<br />

Positive objects Background (Positive)<br />

‘Same’ .79 (.05) .31 (.05) .02 (.02) .51 (.08) .26 (.05) .03 (.01)<br />

‘Similar’ .17 (.05) .56 (.06) .09 (.03) .18 (.04) .28 (.06) .16 (.02)<br />

‘New’ .03 (.02) .13 (.02) .89 (.03) .31 (.08) .46 (.07) .81 (.02)<br />

NB. Data for new backgrounds is averaged across emotion as it was not<br />

possible for any of these backgrounds to be associated with an emotion.<br />

The influence of emotion on the two measures of memory performance<br />

was examined by conducting separate 2 x 3 repeated measures ANOVAs with<br />

the factors scene component (background, object) and emotion (negative,<br />

neutral, positive) on specific and general recognition. For specific recognition<br />

there was a significant main effect of scene component (F(1,17) = 42.16, MSe =<br />

212

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