Lomas, Sandra
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Audience; Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 2008. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes figures, scenarios, and questionnaires.
The effects of expression (expressive or monotone) and story content (emotional or non-emotional) on recall memory were compared. Previous studies have used word lists, multiple speakers, emotional and neutral content, and a variety of memory tasks to see if there was an affect on memory. In the current study, 80 university students were randomly assigned to one of four conditions to hear an expressive or monotone voice that was paired with an emotional or non-emotional story. The hypothesis was that recall for the emotional story read in an expressive voice would be greater than in any of the other conditions. Results from the present study indicate that pairing an expressive voice with an emotional story would have a significant difference, however this was not found for the non-emotional story.
