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This article provides a critical review of the empirical literature on the role of depression and elation in biasing mnemonic processing. Two classes of effects—state dependence and mood congruence—are examined. The latter, which involves the enhanced encoding and/or retrieval of material the affect

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Affect (linguistics)PsychologyCognitive psychologyCommunication

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Year
1986
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article
Volume
99
Issue
2
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229-246
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1675
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Paul H. Blaney (1986). Affect and memory: A review.. Psychological Bulletin , 99 (2) , 229-246. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.99.2.229

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10.1037/0033-2909.99.2.229