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
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013
Subjects:	H61 Theory. Method
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spelling	iium-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 PeerReviewed 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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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
author_facet	Tunku Badli, Tunku Saraa Zawyah Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah
author_sort	Tunku Badli, Tunku Saraa Zawyah
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
publishDate	2013
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The effect of humour and mood on memory recall

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