The Effects of Affective State and Valence of Words on L2 Vocabulary Memory Retrieval

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10.2991/assehr.k.220706.100How to use a DOI?

Keywords

L2 vocabulary; Memory retrieval; Mood conditions; Valence of information

Abstract

The effects of affective state on the cognitive process have enjoyed substantial empirical attention. The research aims to investigate the effects of mood conditions and valence of words on L2 vocabulary memory retrieval. Twenty undergraduates participated in the experiment and completed memory retrieval tasks after mood manipulation. To investigate whether mood conditions exerted influences on L2 vocabulary memory retrieval, 2 (mood: happy, sad) x 3 (valence of words: positive, neutral, negative) repeated measures were conducted. The results indicated that neither the interaction between mood conditions and accuracy rates nor mood conditions and valence propensity of L2 vocabulary memory retrieval were significant. An unanticipated finding was the significant interaction between retrieval accuracy rate and reaction time. On average, participants’ true responses accompany less reaction time and vice versa. This study provided evidence for the cognitive differences between L1 and L2 vocabulary memory retrieval.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuqing Yang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/14
TI  - The Effects of Affective State and Valence of Words on L2 Vocabulary Memory Retrieval
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange（ICLACE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 527
EP  - 532
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220706.100
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220706.100
ID  - Yang2022
ER  -