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What Factors Need to be Considered to Understand Emotional Memories?

Department of Psychology, Boston College, USA, elizabeth.kensinger{at}bc.edu

In my original review (Kensinger, 2009), I proposed that to understand the effects of emotion on memory accuracy, we must look beyond effects of arousal and consider the contribution of valence. In discussing this proposal, the commentators raise a number of excellent points that hone in on the question of when valence does (and does not) account for emotion's effects on memory accuracy. Though future research will be required to resolve this issue more fully, in this brief response, I address some of the concerns outlined by the commentators and suggest a few steps that may help to elucidate the dimensions that should be incorporated in models of emotional memory.

Key Words: arousal • emotion • memory • valence

Emotion Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 120-121 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1754073908100436


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