Term ID: T3825

Mood Congruent Recall

/mood-congruent-recall/
The tendency to better remember information that matches one's current emotional state during retrieval attempts.
Example: Sad individuals showing enhanced recall for negative events while happy people remember more positive experiences.

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Reference: Blaney (1986)