Dewhurst, S. A., & Marlborough, M. A. (2003). Memory bias in the recall of pre‐exam anxiety: the influence of self‐enhancement. Applied cognitive psychology, 17(6), 695-702.
Previous research has shown that students asked to recall the anxiety levels they reported prior to an exam exaggerate how anxious they had been. The present study investigated the effect of current emotions on this memory bias by comparing the recall of pre‐exam anxiety in students who either achieved or failed to achieve their target grades. Participants rated their anxiety levels 48 hours prior to ...