ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Retrieval Stopping Can Reduce Arousal of Aversive Memories
- Satoru Nishiyama
Kyoto University - Miho Nishiguchi
Kyoto University - Chifumi Sakata
Kyoto University - Tomoya Watanabe
Kyoto University - Takumi Aoki
Kyoto University - Naru Shimazu
Kyoto University - Renya Mizuno
Kyoto University - Satoru Saito
Kyoto University
Abstract
The current study examined whether retrieval stopping can attenuate distress caused by retrieval of aversive scenes. In an experiment (N = 28) with the Think/No-Think paradigm, participants reported significantly less arousal after retrieval stopping. Retrieval stopping might enable people to take distance from aversive memories.
Memory
