TY - JOUR
T1 - Repression and response bias during an affective memory recognition task
AU - Davis, Penelope J.
AU - Singer, Jerome L.
AU - Bonanno, George A.
AU - Schwartz, Gary E.
PY - 1988/8
Y1 - 1988/8
N2 - Theoretical conceptualisations of repression lead to the prediction that individuals who characteristically use repression as a defensive strategy should be less able to recall personal, real‐life experiences associated with negative affect. Results of recent research are consistent with this prediction. It is possible, however, that these results may simply reflect the effects of a conservative response bias by repressors. In the present study we used the signal detection paradigm to address this possibility. Repressors, operationally defined by a pattern of self‐reported low anxiety and high defensiveness, showed a similar response bias (beta) to that of non‐repressors during an affective memory recognition task. The results thus indicate that repressors do not adopt a more stringent, conservative criterion when responding to affective memory tasks. 1988 Australian Psychological Society
AB - Theoretical conceptualisations of repression lead to the prediction that individuals who characteristically use repression as a defensive strategy should be less able to recall personal, real‐life experiences associated with negative affect. Results of recent research are consistent with this prediction. It is possible, however, that these results may simply reflect the effects of a conservative response bias by repressors. In the present study we used the signal detection paradigm to address this possibility. Repressors, operationally defined by a pattern of self‐reported low anxiety and high defensiveness, showed a similar response bias (beta) to that of non‐repressors during an affective memory recognition task. The results thus indicate that repressors do not adopt a more stringent, conservative criterion when responding to affective memory tasks. 1988 Australian Psychological Society
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U2 - 10.1080/00049538808259078
DO - 10.1080/00049538808259078
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84990155259
SN - 0004-9530
VL - 40
SP - 147
EP - 157
JO - Australian Journal of Psychology
JF - Australian Journal of Psychology
IS - 2
ER -