The Effect Of Induced Positive, Negative, And Neutral Emotions On Susceptibility Of Accepting Misleading Information About An Image Depicting A Negative Event
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Written Paper Award
1st Place
Abstract
Memories are influenced by cognitive and social factors after witnessing or experiencing an event. It is important to minimize these influences in order to receive the most accurate retrieval of the event, especially when it involves the verdict of a person in a court trial. Altered memories can result in wrongful conviction. In this experiment, mood-induction was performed to see its effect on subjects’ ability to reject misleading information and recall details. It was hypothesized that the negative emotion group would recall the original details of the negative image more accurately and reject the misleading information more often. Thirty-six subjects were randomly separated into groups labeled positive, neutral, and negative. The original image was shown and rated by the subjects. A filler task was assigned before showing the altered image. The group was revisited 48 hours later. Subjects viewed and rated the selected mood-induction video before being distributed a questionnaire. Responses were scored using an answer key. This process was repeated for the other groups. At α = 0.05, the ANOVA analysis of the questionnaire scores gave a p-value of 0.1198. Since p = 0.1198 > α = 0.05, there was no significant difference between the groups’ means. Therefore, the hypothesis was not supported. However, due to an unexpected change made to the time delay, the results are not as accurate as intended. In conclusion, the negative emotion group did not outperform the neutral and positive group in recalling the original details of the image and rejecting the misleading information.
Recommended Citation
Kim, Gloria, "The Effect Of Induced Positive, Negative, And Neutral Emotions On Susceptibility Of Accepting Misleading Information About An Image Depicting A Negative Event" (2016). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 272.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2016/all/272
Location
Owens 108
Start Date
4-16-2016 10:30 AM
The Effect Of Induced Positive, Negative, And Neutral Emotions On Susceptibility Of Accepting Misleading Information About An Image Depicting A Negative Event
Owens 108
Memories are influenced by cognitive and social factors after witnessing or experiencing an event. It is important to minimize these influences in order to receive the most accurate retrieval of the event, especially when it involves the verdict of a person in a court trial. Altered memories can result in wrongful conviction. In this experiment, mood-induction was performed to see its effect on subjects’ ability to reject misleading information and recall details. It was hypothesized that the negative emotion group would recall the original details of the negative image more accurately and reject the misleading information more often. Thirty-six subjects were randomly separated into groups labeled positive, neutral, and negative. The original image was shown and rated by the subjects. A filler task was assigned before showing the altered image. The group was revisited 48 hours later. Subjects viewed and rated the selected mood-induction video before being distributed a questionnaire. Responses were scored using an answer key. This process was repeated for the other groups. At α = 0.05, the ANOVA analysis of the questionnaire scores gave a p-value of 0.1198. Since p = 0.1198 > α = 0.05, there was no significant difference between the groups’ means. Therefore, the hypothesis was not supported. However, due to an unexpected change made to the time delay, the results are not as accurate as intended. In conclusion, the negative emotion group did not outperform the neutral and positive group in recalling the original details of the image and rejecting the misleading information.
