BEYOND MOOD AND SOCIAL JUDGMENT - MOOD-INCONGRUENT RECALL AND MOOD REGULATION

Two studies explored mood incongruent recall and the self-regulation o f moods. In Study 1, subjects were put into sad or happy moods before recalling a mood incongruent event. Subjects engaged in one of three t ypes of recall. effortless, effortful, or no recall. Results showed th at the greatest change in mood occurred for effortful recall. In Study 2 subjects were again put into a particular mood and were asked to re call anything they wanted - either at the beginning or the end of a cl ass session. In general, subjects chose to remember mood congruent eve nts; however, subjects in negative moods recalled more positive events when they performed the task at the beginning of class. Implications of the results for issues of mood regulation and mood congruent judgme nt are discussed