Abstract ................................................... iv
Introduction ............................................... 1
Theoretical Background .................................. 1
Recall and Mood ......................................... 12
Hypotheses .............................................. 16
Method ..................................................... 17
Variables ............................................... 17
Sample .................................................. 18
Procedures .............................................. 18
Analysis ................................................ 19
Results .................................................... 23
Hypothesis Number One ................................... 23
Hypothesis Number Two ................................... 25
Hypothesis Number Three ................................. 27
Discussion ................................................. 30
References ................................................. 32
This study investigated the effects of mood on memory in relation to the ability to recall words. Three hypotheses were developed for testing in this study. These hypotheses were as follows:
1. Subjects will recall a greater number of words when encoding and recall mood states are the same.
2. Subjects will recall a greater number of words that are semantically related to the encoding mood state than words semantically unrelated to the encoding mood state when encoding and recall moods states are the same.
3. Subjects will recall a greater number of words that are semantically related to the recall mood state than words semantically unrelated to the recall mood state when encoding and recall mood states are not the same.
Hypothesis number one was not supported by the research performed, and, by inference, was rejected. This finding is consistent with some of the literature; ho...