Wpływ glukozy i pobudzenia emocjonalnego na pamięć studentów
The Effect of Glucose and Emotional Arousal on Memory in College Students
Author(s): Cosette Fox, Milton E. Becknell, Anastacia Belden, Ruthie L. FirminSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Wydawnictwo LIBRON
Keywords: memory; emotional arousal; glucose; sex-related differ-ences; males; females; IAPS pictures; recall; recognition; pamięć; pobudzenie emocjonalne; glukoza; różnice związane z płcią; mężczyźni; kobiety;
Summary/Abstract: This study investigated the effect of glucose ad-ministration and emotional arousal on memory. Participants were undergraduate college students randomly assigned to glucose (50 g glucose) and placebo groups (50.6 mg saccha-rine) and further divided into high and low emotional arousal groups. High and low emotional arousal groups were shown a slide show whose content was either emotionally arousing or emotionally neutral, respectively. Blood glucose measure-ments were taken, and memory recall and recognition tests were given at various intervals throughout the experiment. Glucose improved memory for immediate recall in females only, while emotional arousal resulted in enhanced immediate and delayed recall for all subjects. Furthermore, emotional arousal enhanced recognition memory for males only. While the present findings confirm the facilitatory effects of glucose and emotional arousal on memory, they simultaneously stimulate more questions on the differences in the effect of these two factors on memory in males versus females.
Journal: Konteksty Pedagogiczne
- Issue Year: 12/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 9-26
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English