Forgetting Feelings: Opposite Biases in Reports of the Intensity of Past Emotion and Mood
Forgetting Feelings: Opposite Biases in Reports of the Intensity of Past Emotion and Mood
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DOI：
10.1037/emo0000127
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发表时间：
2016-04-01
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影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Safer, Martin A.
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作者：
Kaplan, Robin L.;Levine, Linda J.;Safer, Martin A.
对感觉的记忆会随着时间的推移而褪色和偏差。在两项研究中，作者检查了偏见的大小和方向是否取决于被回忆的感觉类型：情绪或情绪。在2008年和2012年美国总统选举后的几天，参与者报告了他们对选举结果的感受（情绪）以及他们的总体感受（情绪）。选举一个月后，与会者回顾了他们的感受。过去情绪的强度比过去情绪的强度更能被准确地回忆起来。参与者低估了情绪的强度，但高估了情绪的强度。参与者对选举重要性的评价随着时间的推移而减弱，这导致他们低估了情绪的强度。相比之下，参与者对选举的强烈情绪反应导致高估了情绪的强度。这些相反的偏见对决策和临床评估具有重要意义。
Memory for feelings is subject to fading and bias over time. In 2 studies, the authors examined whether the magnitude and direction of bias depend on the type of feeling being recalled: emotion or mood. A few days after the U.S. Presidential elections in 2008 and 2012, participants reported how they felt about the election outcome (emotion) and how they felt in general (mood). A month after the elections, participants recalled their feelings. The intensity of past emotion was recalled more accurately than the intensity of past mood. Participants underestimated the intensity of emotion but overestimated the intensity of mood. Participants' appraisals of the importance of the election, which diminished over time, contributed to underestimating the intensity of emotion. In contrast, participants' strong emotional response to the election contributed to overestimating the intensity of mood. These opposing biases have important implications for decision making and clinical assessment.