Which of the following is an example of mood congruence? a. If ...

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Which of the following is an example of mood congruence?
 
  a. If you are in a miserable mood, you find that you remember unpleasant material better than pleasant material.
  b. You find that you remember pleasant experiences from your childhood better than unpleasant experiences.
  c. If you are in a miserable mood, you find that your memory is best for material you learned when you were in a miserable mood last week.
  d. You find that you remember pairs of words better if the two words match each other in mood; that is, if they are congruent in mood.

Question 2

What can we conclude about the research on mood congruence?
 
  a. Under properly controlled circumstances, people show little or no mood congruence.
  b. People tend to recall material better if it is consistent with their current mood.
  c. People typically show mood incongruence; they actually recall material better if it is the opposite of their current mood.
  d. No matter what a person's mood, people tend to recall neutral material more accurately than either positive or negative material.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: a

Answer to Question 2

Ans: b