QuestionQuestion about findings: Summarize the results from this graph (what does it show)Background: Your Results S 20 Your results Class results (n=52) Reference results 15 Words Recalled 10 5 Free Recall:Free Recall: Cued Recall: Cued Recall: Negative Positive Negative Positive Click the plot legend to show orhide bars…. Show moreThe study aimed at determining the triggering factor for how an individual alters their mood based on a given situation. It seeked to understand the degree to which one’s mood affects their memory. For instance, let’s take into consideration the scenario that we were shown in the introduction of the experiment about expecting leftovers for dinner. When we have such an expectation in our mind, we feel a sense of excitement. However, when we come to the realization that the leftovers have been eaten by somebody (ex: a roommate), then our excitement begins to die down and our mind begins to fill with all the memories of the terrible things they have done as opposed to focusing on the good thoughts of the person. Such a situation results in a shift from a positive to negative mood which can also affect the perception one individual has for the other based on their current mood. The overall purpose of this study was to better understand the mood congruency phenomenon which refers to the ability of an individual to recall emotionally related information that matches that particular emotion. We can define the independent variable as the individual’s mood and the dependent variable as the response time. The procedure was split up into two different tests. Participants were shown with self-reflexive statements in which their task was to try to feel the same mood portrayed through the phrases and a series of words in which they had to try their best to memorize. More specifically, in the free recall test, participants were required to enter the words in which they remembered from the original list. However, in the recognition test, the task of the participants was to decide whether they were able to recognize any words from the original list.Social SciencePsychology PSYC 301
