Table 1.
Word stimuli for the recognition memory task.
| Positive words | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| patient | independent | relaxed | excitable | cautious | restless | calm | likable |
| talented | energetic | courageous | self-confident | self-critical | daring | popular | persuasive |
| ambitious | neat | smart | sociable | tidy | polite | optimistic | proud |
| brave | brilliant | enthusiastic | creative | lively | imaginative | truthful | serious |
| considerate | kind | happy | intellectual | responsible | cheerful | sensible | easy-going |
| musical | peaceful | thoughtful | witty | intelligent | trustworthy | friendly | generous |
| unlucky | scientific | artistic | helpful | honest | interesting | shy | sympathetic |
| emotional | wealthy | nice | reliable | attractive | open-minded | talkative | clever |
| quiet | unpredictable | wise | athletic | strong | leader | confident | understanding |
| Negative words | |||||||
| jealous | greedy | unfriendly | thoughtless | cruel | selfish | impatient | liar |
| gossipy | annoying | self-centered | careless | nosey | boastful | stupid | untrustworthy |
| short-tempered | unforgiving | lazy | pessimistic | unreliable | unsympathetic | worrier | unkind |
| clumsy | unpleasant | insecure | noisy | unhealthy | unimaginative | irresponsible | impolite |
| unemotional | rebellious | unpopular | unhappy | daydreamer | stubborn | childish | bossy |
| sarcastic | dishonest | sad | boring | foolish | forgetful | messy | irritating |
| weak | rude | untidy | moody | plain | lonely | unintelligent | oversensitive |
Note. For each participant, four lists (four columns in the table) were selected at random to be displayed during the encoding stage (two lists assigned to self-judgement, two lists assigned to other-judgement; target words). The other four lists were used as distractors in the retrieval stage, meaning all eight lists were displayed at the retrieval stage. In both stages, words were displayed sequentially in a random order.