Trait anxiety, working memory capacity, and the effectiveness of memory suppression
(2011) In Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 52. p.21-27- Abstract
- Trait anxiety, working memory capacity, and the effectiveness of memory suppression. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. We aimed at replicating the finding that humans are able to suppress unwanted memories, and tested whether this ability varies with individual differences in working memory capacity, trait anxiety and defensiveness. In a think/no-think experiment, participants either recalled or suppressed previously learned words for 0, 8 or 16 times. Suppression did not have an overall detrimental effect on later recall performance. However, higher recall rates after repeated suppression were exclusively predicted by higher trait anxiety. These results are discussed in relation to current theories on anxiety and executive control.
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- author
- Waldhauser, Gerd LU ; Johansson, Mikael LU ; Bäckström, Martin LU and Mecklinger, Axel
- organization
- publishing date
- 2011
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- volume
- 52
- pages
- 21 - 27
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- wos:000286248900003
- scopus:78651472364
- pmid:21054419
- ISSN
- 1467-9450
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00845.x
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 5d3a1a8f-df77-46d1-b6ab-f25260103c08 (old id 1625401)
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