Influence of stimuli emotional features and typicality on memory performance: insights from a virtual reality context.

ABSTRACT: The present study tested the influence of stimuli emotional valence, emotional arousal, and typicality on memory recollection in three groups of participants exposed to the same environment through different modalities: in vivo exposure (i.e., real-life), 3D virtual reality (i.e., VR), and 2D pictures. Context-related free-recall, recognition accuracy, and recognition confidence were analyzed. The results showed that memory performance was best in the real-life modality, and participants in the VR and 2D pictures modalities performed comparably. Interesting effects of stimuli emotional valence and typicality emerged: in the VR and 2D pictures modalities, positive items were better recalled than negative items; typicality was relevant only in the real-life modality, with less common objects

SUBMITTER: Ceccato I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10805939 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature