| Abstract [eng] |
Negative style of information processing SUMMARY We always process different kind of information; we evaluate and change our attitudes and opinions composing new experiences to our perception as well as memory, that is why it is so important to recognize the information processing style which is common to us. The prime objective of our research was to ascertain if some individuals are apt to use negative style of information processing. We also wanted to see if this kind of information processing conditions the emotional state and if this interaction affects memory processes. The study involved 106 participants, 46 male and 60 female, all of them were students. Our research methodology was based on Beck depression inventory (BDI) — by the medium of this questionnaire we evaluated participants’ emotional state, Positive and negative affect scale (that was based on PANAS-Now metodology) — was used to ascertain the affect that was common to certain participant at the time of the research. With the help of The classing of emotional expressions method we measured the information processing styles that was typical for the participants and finally, the method of recalling Positive and negative words was invented to evaluate singularities of the negative style of information processing and information recalling. The findings of our research suggest that part of individuals are prone to using negative style of information processing. The analysis of our experimental evidence also showed that wherewith the negative style of information processing is stronger, the larger amount of negative information they are able to recall, although general amount of recalled information declines. It was assessed that the emotional state is strongly associated with negative processing of information. Namely, if one is in a negative emotional state, then he/she is very much likely to process information negatively. Apart from this, we found that negative emotional state influences the drop of information saving and recalling processes. |
