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Phenomenal characteristics associated with real and imagined events: the effects of event valence and absorption
Author(s) -
Destun Lisa M.,
Kuiper Nicholas A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199904)13:2<175::aid-acp552>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - psychology , valence (chemistry) , absorption (acoustics) , poison control , cognitive psychology , social psychology , medical emergency , chemistry , optics , physics , medicine , organic chemistry
This study examined the effects of emotional valence of an event and individual differences in absorption on the phenomenal characteristics associated with real and imagined events. Each participant described four events. Two of these were real and two were imagined, with one pleasant and stressful event being generated for each category. Pleasant events (both real and imagined) contained more detail (visual detail, smell, and taste, and more information regarding location, time, etc.) than stressful events. In addition, higher levels of absorption were related to higher ratings for both real and imagined events (for both pleasant and stressful events). Discussion focused on implications for further research in source monitoring and other relevant domains. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.