Pereira et al. (2023)

Examining the effects of emotional valence and arousal on source memory: A meta-analysis of behavioral evidence.

Emotion, 23(6), 1740-1763

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Pereira, D. R., Teixeira-Santos, A. C., Sampaio, A., & Pinheiro, A. P. (2023). Examining the effects of emotional valence and arousal on source memory: A meta-analysis of behavioral evidence. Emotion, 23(6), 1740-1763. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001188

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Source Monitoring Metacognition

Measured in humans

A meta-analysis of 53 studies (85 experiments, N = 3,040) found that emotional content slightly lowers source accuracy relative to neutral content (d = -0.14 for negative, -0.11 for positive), while higher arousal improves it (d = 0.27 to 0.49)