Depressive deficits in memory: processing initiative and resource allocation.
Hertel and Hardin investigated the effects of depressed mood states on recognition memory in three experiments. They report that mood effects on memory depend on the subjects' awareness of the task. Four issues are considered in this article: natural and induced moods, processing initiative, initiative versus resource allocation, and strategies.
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Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D009042:Motivation; D010556:Personality Tests; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D014706:Verbal Learning