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The effects of angry and happy expressions on recognition memory for unfamiliar faces in delusion-prone individuals.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2006 Dec; 37(4):271-82.JB

Abstract

Numerous studies suggest a cognitive bias for threat-related material in delusional ideation. However, few studies have examined this bias using a memory task. We investigated the influence of delusion-proneness on identity and expression memory for angry and happy faces. Participants high and low in delusion-proneness were presented with happy and angry faces and were later asked to recognise the same faces displaying a neutral expression. They also had to remember what the initial expressions of the faces had been. Remember/know/guess judgments were asked for both identity and expression memory. Results showed that delusion-prone participants better recognised the identity of angry faces compared to non-delusional participants. Also, this difference between the two groups was mainly due to a greater number of remember responses in delusion-prone participants. These findings extend previous studies by showing that delusions are associated with a memory bias for threat-related stimuli.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Larøi F
Cognitive Psychopathology Unit, Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of Liège, Boulevard du Rectorat (B33), 4000 Liège, Belgium. flaroi@ulg.ac.be
D'Argembeau A
No affiliation info available
Van der Linden M
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAngerAttentionCultureDelusionsFacial ExpressionFemaleHappinessHumansMaleMental RecallPattern Recognition, VisualReaction TimeSocial Perception

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16406219

Citation

Larøi, Frank, et al. "The Effects of Angry and Happy Expressions On Recognition Memory for Unfamiliar Faces in Delusion-prone Individuals." Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, vol. 37, no. 4, 2006, pp. 271-82.
Larøi F, D'Argembeau A, Van der Linden M. The effects of angry and happy expressions on recognition memory for unfamiliar faces in delusion-prone individuals. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2006;37(4):271-82.
Larøi, F., D'Argembeau, A., & Van der Linden, M. (2006). The effects of angry and happy expressions on recognition memory for unfamiliar faces in delusion-prone individuals. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 37(4), 271-82.
Larøi F, D'Argembeau A, Van der Linden M. The Effects of Angry and Happy Expressions On Recognition Memory for Unfamiliar Faces in Delusion-prone Individuals. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2006;37(4):271-82. PubMed PMID: 16406219.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The effects of angry and happy expressions on recognition memory for unfamiliar faces in delusion-prone individuals. AU - Larøi,Frank, AU - D'Argembeau,Arnaud, AU - Van der Linden,Martial, Y1 - 2006/01/09/ PY - 2004/11/29/received PY - 2005/08/18/revised PY - 2005/11/22/accepted PY - 2006/1/13/pubmed PY - 2007/2/23/medline PY - 2006/1/13/entrez SP - 271 EP - 82 JF - Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry JO - J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry VL - 37 IS - 4 N2 - Numerous studies suggest a cognitive bias for threat-related material in delusional ideation. However, few studies have examined this bias using a memory task. We investigated the influence of delusion-proneness on identity and expression memory for angry and happy faces. Participants high and low in delusion-proneness were presented with happy and angry faces and were later asked to recognise the same faces displaying a neutral expression. They also had to remember what the initial expressions of the faces had been. Remember/know/guess judgments were asked for both identity and expression memory. Results showed that delusion-prone participants better recognised the identity of angry faces compared to non-delusional participants. Also, this difference between the two groups was mainly due to a greater number of remember responses in delusion-prone participants. These findings extend previous studies by showing that delusions are associated with a memory bias for threat-related stimuli. SN - 0005-7916 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16406219/The_effects_of_angry_and_happy_expressions_on_recognition_memory_for_unfamiliar_faces_in_delusion_prone_individuals_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -