Abstract
Research questions:This study examined gender difference in the effect of post-learning positive emotion on consolidation of memory for definitions of English vocabulary.Methodology:A 2 (emotion group: neutral and positive) × 2 (gender: male and female) × 2 (emotion duration: 3 and 9 min) design was used. Participants memorized Chinese definitions of English words, took an immediate test, watched a neutral (lasting for 3 or 9 min) or positive (lasting for 3 or 9 min) video, and took a delayed memory test.Data and Analysis:Data of male (n = 59) and female (n = 67) participants were analyzed. For evaluation of emotion induction, a 3 (time: before watching, during watching, and after watching) × 2 (emotion group: neutral and positive) × 2 (gender: male and female) × 2 (emotion duration: 3 and 9 min) was respectively conducted on pleasure and arousal ratings. For memory performance, a similar analysis of variance without time as a factor was conducted.Findings:With a 3-min duration, positive emotion had littl...
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