Mitigating the negative effects of retrieval stress on memory: an arousal reappraisal intervention
Adults / lifelong learning Emotion, stress and arousal Attention and memory
Links to claims
Limits (1)
| Claim | Basis |
|---|---|
| C26 | Full text: preregistered, 177 adults; stress just before retrieval did not significantly lower recall or recognition; powered only for a medium effect. Lead, not applied. |
Review state: first-pass draft, pending human review.
Source note
Syntes: Marr et al. (2021) — a preregistered test found no clear impairment of recall from stress just before retrieval
Källa: Marr, C.; Sauerland, M.; Otgaar, H.; Quaedflieg, C. W. E. M.; Hope, L. (2021). Mitigating the negative effects of retrieval stress on memory. Memory 29(3), 330–344. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1893750
Verified content
- [full text] Preregistered; 177 adults aged 18–35 (82% women), 59 per condition; stress raised blood pressure and negative affect.
- [full text] Stress-placebo vs no-stress control (Table 1): free-recall quantity 72.6 vs 69.4 details; recall accuracy .863 vs .880; recognition accuracy .518 vs .535; sensitivity d′ −0.163 vs 0.061; all planned comparisons non-significant (Table 2: p = .695, .529, .678, .200).
- [full text] Power analysis targeted a medium effect (f = .27); the authors note that retrieval-stress effects may be "small rather than medium" and call for larger samples (p. 341). No cortisol measured.
Limits
- [assessment] Not powered to detect C26's g ≈ −0.2; the d′ difference points the claim's way (about −0.3, ns). A lead for C26's size and reliability, not a kill-condition result.
Why it is in the library
Found 2026-10-31 (nightly attacks) while searching for preregistered tests of C26. Not applied.
Added 2026-10-31 by the project. [full text] = read in the Lirias open-access copy.
Metadata as recorded
- ID
- EMO-005
- Tier
- experiment
- Titel
- Mitigating the negative effects of retrieval stress on memory: an arousal reappraisal intervention
- Författare
- Marr, C.; Sauerland, M.; Otgaar, H.; Quaedflieg, C. W. E. M.; Hope, L.
- År
- 2021
- Källa/DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1893750
- Tidskrift
- Memory 29(3), 330–344
- Typ
- preregistered experiment, N = 177 adults (59 per condition): stress-intervention, stress-placebo, no-stress control; Maastricht Acute Stress Test the day after viewing four mildly negative scenes; free recall and multiple-choice recognition
- Åldersgrupp
- vuxen-livslangt
- Teman
- emotion-stress-arousal
- Hämtad
- 2026-10-31
- Paywall
- open access
- Verifierad
- DOI resolves (Taylor & Francis; Unpaywall OA) 2026-10-31; numbers from the full text
- Status
- added 2026-10-31 (nightly attacks) as a C26 limits lead; not applied as an attack (powered for a medium effect only).
The original files (PDF or abstract) are kept in the project archive and are not published here.