Two experiments were conducted assessing the presence of explicit and
implicit memory biases for threatening material in high and low trait
anxious college students. No implicit memory bias for threat words was
found in either experiment. Futher, an explicit free recall bias for
threat words in anxious subjects was found in Experiment 1, but was no
t replicated in Experiment 2. The inconsistent research literature on
memory biases in anxious individuals is discussed and directions for f
uture research are highlighted.