Effects of hostility and stress on affective verbal learning in women.
The current experiment investigated the effects of hostility on affective verbal learning and physiological regulation in high and low hostile women. The Auditory Affective Verbal Learning Test (AAVLT) was administered to women in either a cold pressor or no cold pressor condition. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate were recorded before and after the cold pressor or no cold pressor manipulation. Results indicated that high hostile women learned fewer words across conditions. The cold pressor primarily influenced neutral learning in high and low hostile participants. Additionally, primacy and recency effects of the AAVLT were replicated.
Mollet
Gina A
GA
Virginia Tech, Department of Psychology, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
Harrison
David W
DW
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology*