Concept information
Preferred term
negativity bias
Definition(s)
- A tendency to pay more attention to negative events and to remember them more preferentially, especially among young adults.
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- negative memory bias
- negativity effect
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Kensinger, E. A., Garoff-Eaton, R. J., & Schacter, D. L. (2006). Memory for specific visual details can be enhanced by negative arousing content. Journal of Memory and Language, 54(1), 99–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2005.05.005
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
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effet de négativité
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-TPPNZQFX-Q
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