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The effect of humour and mood on memory recall

The research presented here attempted to investigate the effect of humour on memory recall, while taking into consideration the mood of the participants. Participants were divided into two groups; neutral and dysphoric group. Both groups viewed humorous video clips which included displayed words and...

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Main Authors: Tunku Badli, Tunku Saraa Zawyah, Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013
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H61 Theory. Method
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/34399/1/2013_Tunku_Saraa_%26_Dzulkifli_Procedia_Social_and_Behavioural_Sciences.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.343992014-01-16T06:57:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34399/ The effect of humour and mood on memory recall Tunku Badli, Tunku Saraa Zawyah Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah H61 Theory. Method The research presented here attempted to investigate the effect of humour on memory recall, while taking into consideration the mood of the participants. Participants were divided into two groups; neutral and dysphoric group. Both groups viewed humorous video clips which included displayed words and were asked to recall as many words from the videos. Findings showed that both groups had higher recall of words. Thus, the enhanced memory due to humour or humour effect can occur not only to individuals in a neutral mood, but also those in dysphoric mood. Elsevier 2013-11 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34399/1/2013_Tunku_Saraa_%26_Dzulkifli_Procedia_Social_and_Behavioural_Sciences.pdf Tunku Badli, Tunku Saraa Zawyah and Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah (2013) The effect of humour and mood on memory recall. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 97 (6). pp. 252-257. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813036756
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Tunku Badli, Tunku Saraa Zawyah
Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah
The effect of humour and mood on memory recall
description The research presented here attempted to investigate the effect of humour on memory recall, while taking into consideration the mood of the participants. Participants were divided into two groups; neutral and dysphoric group. Both groups viewed humorous video clips which included displayed words and were asked to recall as many words from the videos. Findings showed that both groups had higher recall of words. Thus, the enhanced memory due to humour or humour effect can occur not only to individuals in a neutral mood, but also those in dysphoric mood.
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author Tunku Badli, Tunku Saraa Zawyah
Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah
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title The effect of humour and mood on memory recall
title_short The effect of humour and mood on memory recall
title_full The effect of humour and mood on memory recall
title_fullStr The effect of humour and mood on memory recall
title_full_unstemmed The effect of humour and mood on memory recall
title_sort effect of humour and mood on memory recall
publisher Elsevier
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