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EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY AND MEMORY BIASES IN OLDER AND
YOUNGER ADULTS
by
Michelle C. Feng
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
December 2009
Copyright 2009 Michelle C. Feng
Object Description
| Title | Emotional reactivity and memory biases in older and younger adults |
| Author | Feng, Michelle C. |
| Author email | michelcf@usc.edu; michelle.feng@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-05-12 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-11-10 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Davison, Gerald C. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Dawson, Michael E. Knight, Bob Mather, Mara |
| Abstract | The Socioemotional Selectivity theory (SST) model is a lifespan theory of motivation that suggests that the way adults view their time left in their life can determine the way they direct attention to emotionally meaningful goals. The present study investigated these age differences in emotional reactivity and regulation using physiological, self-report, and memory recall measurements. A total of 69 younger and 56 older adults viewed a series of negative, neutral, and positive images on a projector screen. Affective states were measured during presentation of stimuli using the acoustic startle eyeblink response, as well as a self rated measure of valence and arousal following the procedure. Results revealed an age by valence interaction such that the effect of age on startle reactivity was dependent on the valence of the image. Results are discussed in relation to the Socioemotional Selectivity theory. |
| Keyword | emotion; aging; socioemotional selectivity theory; startle reflex |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2725 |
| Rights | Feng, Michelle C. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Feng-3319 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Feng-3319.pdf |
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| Full text | EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY AND MEMORY BIASES IN OLDER AND YOUNGER ADULTS by Michelle C. Feng A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2009 Copyright 2009 Michelle C. Feng |
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