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The dissociable effects of humorous reappraisal on free recall and recognition/implicit memory.

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Title: The dissociable effects of humorous reappraisal on free recall and recognition/implicit memory.
Authors: Dai Z; Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.; Department of Psychology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China., Zhao R; Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China., Hou Y; Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China., Luo J; Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, People's Republic of China., Wu X; Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.; Department of Psychology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Source: Cognition & emotion [Cogn Emot] 2025 Dec; Vol. 39 (8), pp. 1901-1917. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Aug 07.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Language: English
Journal Info: Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8710375 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1464-0600 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02699931 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cogn Emot Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: 2013- : London : Routledge
Original Publication: Hove, UK ; Hillsdale, USA : L. Erlbaum Associates, [c1987-
MeSH Terms: Mental Recall* , Recognition, Psychology* , Wit and Humor as Topic*/psychology, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Emotions ; Adaptation, Psychological
Abstract: Humour is regarded as an adaptive coping strategy which could effectively reduce negative emotions. To fundamentally evaluate the function of humour reappraisal, our study aimed to explore the emotion-regulatory advantage effect of humour reappraisal from the perspective of memory mechanisms. Using a learning-testing paradigm, we examined the memory effects of humour reappraisal: first presented humour (or non-humour) reappraisal interpretations of the negative pictures during the learning phase and tested the memory performance from three aspects: free recall, recognition, and implicit memory in the test phase. The results found a superior effect of humorous reappraisal in free recall performance but reduced memory performance for negative stimuli in the recognition and implicit tests. This may be due to the refined processing of humour reappraisal during encoding, the memory content being updated and transformed after cognitive reconstruction, and the original negative pictures no longer being familiar during recognition. The dissociable result in free recall and implicit/recognition of humorous reappraisal suggested that humour reappraisal was an optimal strategy for coping with negative stimuli by fundamentally regulating negative emotions through "cognitive restructuring" rather than "forgetting." This provided advantageous evidence for the humour reappraisal as an adaptive emotion regulation strategy from a memory perspective.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Humorous reappraisal; cognitive reconstruction; dissociable effects; emotion regulation; memory
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20250807 Date Completed: 20251114 Latest Revision: 20251114
Update Code: 20251115
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2025.2467079
PMID: 40773660
Database: MEDLINE
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Abstract:Humour is regarded as an adaptive coping strategy which could effectively reduce negative emotions. To fundamentally evaluate the function of humour reappraisal, our study aimed to explore the emotion-regulatory advantage effect of humour reappraisal from the perspective of memory mechanisms. Using a learning-testing paradigm, we examined the memory effects of humour reappraisal: first presented humour (or non-humour) reappraisal interpretations of the negative pictures during the learning phase and tested the memory performance from three aspects: free recall, recognition, and implicit memory in the test phase. The results found a superior effect of humorous reappraisal in free recall performance but reduced memory performance for negative stimuli in the recognition and implicit tests. This may be due to the refined processing of humour reappraisal during encoding, the memory content being updated and transformed after cognitive reconstruction, and the original negative pictures no longer being familiar during recognition. The dissociable result in free recall and implicit/recognition of humorous reappraisal suggested that humour reappraisal was an optimal strategy for coping with negative stimuli by fundamentally regulating negative emotions through "cognitive restructuring" rather than "forgetting." This provided advantageous evidence for the humour reappraisal as an adaptive emotion regulation strategy from a memory perspective.
ISSN:1464-0600
DOI:10.1080/02699931.2025.2467079