The Effect of Aroma-induced Positive Emotions on Memory Span: Moderating Effects of Task Difficulty

The Effect of Aroma-induced Positive Emotions on Memory Span: Moderating Effects of Task Difficulty | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 21 April 2025 V1 Latest version Share on The Effect of Aroma-induced Positive Emotions on Memory Span: Moderating Effects of Task Difficulty Author : Yuanguang Ma 0000-0002-3361-3714 [email protected] Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.174524070.01013786/v1 149 views 49 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract The study investigated the effect of positive emotion induced by olfactory stimuli (Aromatic) on the memory span under conditions of varying task difficulty. Eighty-two healthy college students performed the easy/difficult task while positive or neutral emotion was induced by aromatic/neutral olfactory stimulation in two separate experiments. Results showed that compared to neutral condition with air stimuli, a significant performance improvement in the presence of orange odor when the memory task was reading working memory span (the difficult task) but not the simple number span (the easy task). Our results provided the empirical demonstration that positive emotion induced by aromatic smell could facilitate memory performance, and also highlighted the potential modulatory role of task-difficulty. This result deepens the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. Supplementary Material File (anonymized the effect of aroma-induced positive emotions on memory span.doc) Download 112.50 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 21 April 2025 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Authors Affiliations Yuanguang Ma 0000-0002-3361-3714 [email protected] Shandong University of Aeronautics View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 149 views 49 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Yuanguang Ma. The Effect of Aroma-induced Positive Emotions on Memory Span: Moderating Effects of Task Difficulty. Authorea . 21 April 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22541/au.174524070.01013786/v1 If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download. For more information or tips please see 'Downloading to a citation manager' in the Help menu . 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