ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Working Memory Updating of Negative but Not Positive Words Is Quadratically Associated with Negative Affectivity
- Ashley Hunter
Georgia State University - Kyrsten Buote
Georgia State University - Sarah Garcia
University of Denver - Sarah Garcia
Georgia State University - Erin Tully
Georgia State University
Abstract
In a sample of college students (N=70, Mage=19.5, SD=1.45, 79.2% female), working memory updating of negative words (WMU-Neg), assessed using a modified Sternberg task, was positively quadratically associated with negative affectivity. Moderate WMU-Neg may reflect an adaptive and balanced engagement with the emotional environment.
Memory
