Foster P S, Webster D G
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Int J Psychophysiol. 2001 May;41(1):11-8. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8760(00)00163-x.
The recollection of emotional memories has been used as a method of emotion induction for much of the research concerning the psychophysiological sequelae of emotions. The instructions used in most of these investigations have simply required the participants to recollect or imagine an emotional memory, with no constraint being placed on the age of the memory. Research has indicated that the specific instructions for inducing emotions can have a profound effect on the resulting patterns of psychophysiological arousal. The present investigation concerned whether the age of the emotional memory has an influence on the resulting psychophysiological arousal. Heart rate and skin conductance was recorded from 10 female graduate students while they recollected emotional memories concerning mirth and anger. The results indicated a significant positive correlation between skin conductance and age of both the angry (0.6395) and the mirthful (0.8460) memories. The results are discussed and explained within the framework of the somatic marker hypothesis and the spreading activation model of memories.
在许多关于情绪心理生理后遗症的研究中，唤起情绪记忆一直被用作一种情绪诱导方法。大多数此类研究使用的指示只是要求参与者回忆或想象一段情绪记忆，而对记忆的年龄没有限制。研究表明，诱导情绪的具体指示会对由此产生的心理生理唤醒模式产生深远影响。本研究关注情绪记忆的年龄是否会对由此产生的心理生理唤醒产生影响。在10名女研究生回忆有关欢乐和愤怒的情绪记忆时，记录了她们的心率和皮肤电导率。结果表明，皮肤电导率与愤怒记忆（0.6395）和欢乐记忆（0.8460）的年龄之间均存在显著正相关。将在躯体标记假说和记忆扩散激活模型的框架内对结果进行讨论和解释。
