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Embodiment effects in memory for facial identity and facial expression
D'Argembeau, Arnaud; Lepper, Miriam; Van der Linden, Martial
2008In Cognition and Emotion, 22, p. 1198-2008
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Keywords :
memory; embodiment; face recognition; facial expression
Abstract :
[en] Research suggests that states of the body, such as postures, facial expressions, and arm movements, play central roles in social information processing. This study investigated the effects of approach/avoidance movements on memory for facial information. Faces displaying a happy or a sad expression were presented and participants were induced to perform either an approach (arm flexion) or an avoidance (arm extension) movement. States of awareness associated with memory for facial identity and memory for facial expression were then assessed with the Remember/Know/Guess paradigm. The results showed that performing avoidance movements increased Know responses for the identity, and Know/Guess responses for the expression, of valence-compatible stimuli (i.e., sad faces as compared to happy faces), whereas this was not the case for approach movements. Based on these findings, it is suggested that approach/avoidance motor actions influence memory encoding by increasing the ease of processing for valence-compatible information.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
D'Argembeau, Arnaud  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Psychopathologie cognitive
Lepper, Miriam;  Université de Genève - UNIGE
Van der Linden, Martial ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Psychopathologie cognitive
Language :
English
Title :
Embodiment effects in memory for facial identity and facial expression
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Cognition and Emotion
ISSN :
0269-9931
eISSN :
1464-0600
Publisher :
Psychology Press, Hove, United Kingdom
Volume :
22
Pages :
1198-2008
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
The original publication is available at www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com
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