におい手がかりによって喚起された感情が自伝的記憶の想起に及ぼす影響

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The present study examined how emotion aroused by odor cues affects autobiographical remembering. In experiment 1, twenty-five participants completed the memory characteristics questionnaire (MCQ; Johnson, Foley, Suengas, & Ray, 1988) after remembering memories cued by odors with either a high or low level of affective arousal. Results showed that the recall of retrospective recollection and time information elements was better for memories cued by an odor with a high level of affective arousal than for memories cued by a low one. In experiment 2, thirty-seven participants completed the MCQ after remembering memories cued by a positive odor or a negative one. Results showed that the recall of clarity, time information elements, overall impression, spatial information, and event before and after was better for memories cued by a positive odor than for memories cued by a negative one. These findings suggest that emotion plays a significant role in odor-cued autobiographical remembering.