Emotion Experienced during Encoding Enhances Odor Retrieval Cue Effectiveness

@article{herz:odor, abstract = {Emotional potentiation may be a key variable in the formation of odor-associated memory. Two experiments were conducted in which a distinctive ambient odor was present or absent during encoding and retrieval sessions and subjects were in an anxious or neutral mood during encoding. Subjects' mood at retrieval was not manipulated. The laboratory mood induction used in Experiment 1 suggested that anxiety might increase the effectiveness of an odor retrieval cue. This trend was confirmed in Experiment 2 by capturing a naturally stressful situation. Subjects who had an ambient odor cue available and were in a preexam state during encoding recalled more words than subjects in any other group. These data are evidence that heightened emotion experienced during encoding with an ambient odor can enhance the effectiveness of an odor as a cue to memory.}, author = {Herz, Rachel S. }, citeulike-article-id = {962083}, journal = {The American Journal of Psychology}, keywords = {emotion, kaleidoscope2007, learning, memory}, number = {4}, pages = {489--505}, posted-at = {2006-11-26 11:26:32}, priority = {2}, title = {Emotion Experienced during Encoding Enhances Odor Retrieval Cue Effectiveness}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/1423407}, volume = {110}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - herz:odor L3 - citeulike-article-id:962083 TI - Emotion Experienced during Encoding Enhances Odor Retrieval Cue Effectiveness JF - The American Journal of Psychology VL - 110 IS - 4 SP - 489 EP - 505 N2 - Emotional potentiation may be a key variable in the formation of odor-associated memory. Two experiments were conducted in which a distinctive ambient odor was present or absent during encoding and retrieval sessions and subjects were in an anxious or neutral mood during encoding. Subjects' mood at retrieval was not manipulated. The laboratory mood induction used in Experiment 1 suggested that anxiety might increase the effectiveness of an odor retrieval cue. This trend was confirmed in Experiment 2 by capturing a naturally stressful situation. Subjects who had an ambient odor cue available and were in a preexam state during encoding recalled more words than subjects in any other group. These data are evidence that heightened emotion experienced during encoding with an ambient odor can enhance the effectiveness of an odor as a cue to memory. KW - emotion KW - kaleidoscope2007 KW - learning KW - memory AU - Herz, Rachel PY - 1997/// UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/1423407 ER -