Table 4.
EAM and characteristics of memories from encoding to delayed retrieval and results of ANCOVAs controlling for the age of the participants.
| Mean scores | Encoding | First recall | Second recall | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAM (free recall) [cued recall] | 3.64 (2.25) | 3.02 (2.36) [4.45 (1.62)] | F(1,412) = 0.22 η2 = 0.00 |
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| Emotion (intensity) | 2.52 (1.38) | 2.60 (1.15) | 2.46 (1.28) |
F(2,824) = 1.65 η2 = 0.00 |
| Emotion (positive valence) | 3.09 (1.27) | 2.95 (1.12) | 2.86 (1.19) | F(2,824) = 0.83 η2 = 0.00 |
| Self-relevance | 2.38 (1.43) | 2.34 (1.27) | 2.28 (1.41) | F(2,824) = 2.33 η2 = 0.00 |
| Remembering | 3.27 (1.44) | 2.81 (1.40) | 2.37 (1.46) | F(2,824) = 14.83***1 η2 = 0.03 |
| Perspective (1PP) | 3.59 (1.49) | 3.19 (1.35) | 2.74 (1.64) | F(2,824) = 21.27***1 η2 = 0.05 |
| Self-concept (defining) | 2.72 (1.43) | 2.51 (1.27) | 2.17 (1.37) | F(2,824) = 8.46***1 η2 = 0.02 |
| Internal rehearsal (thinking) | 1.89 (1.60) | 1.66 (1.36) | 1.27 (1.32) | F(2,824) = 5.03**1 η2 = 0.01 |
| External rehearsal (conversation) | 1.31 (1.48) | 1.23 (1.31) | 1.07 (1.19) | F(2,824) = 3.11*2 η2 = 0.00 |
| Anticipated details | 2.04 (1.53) | 1.69 (1.34) | 1.57 (1.33) | F(2,824) = 3.84*3 η2 = 0.01 |
| Reliving details | 2.24 (1.56) | 1.95 (1.37) | 1.74 (1.40) | F(2,824) = 3.41*1 η2 = 0.00 |
| Vividness (mental images) | 2.56 (1.52) | 2.21 (1.36) | 1.97 (1.36) | F(2,824) = 3.12*1 η2 = 0.00 |
Bonferroni post-hoc tests: 1: each pairwise comparison is significant; 2: Delay 2 is significantly inferior to Encoding and Delay 1; 3: Encoding is significantly superior to Delay 1 & 2.