The Influence of Emotion Valence Words on False Memory in Bilinguals: A Comparison between Native and Non-Native Language
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False Memory, DRM, Emotion Valence, BilingualsAbstract
False memory has been widely studied in the field of Cognitive Psychology. This study investigated the impact of emotion valence on the false memory vulnerability of bilinguals in native and non-native languages using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Participants were randomly assigned to native and non-native language conditions, presented with both positive and negative emotion valence word lists, and completed recognition tasks. The main effect of language on false memory vulnerability has been found, with a consistently higher false memory rate in the native language regardless of emotion valence. However, the impact of emotional valence on false memory vulnerability was not found. The observed linguistic effect could be attributed to differences in emotion perception between native and non-native languages. This study contributes to the understanding of the potential interaction of language and emotion on the memory process of bilinguals.
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