scholarly journals Gain‐Loss Framing Enhances Mnemonic Discrimination in Preschoolers

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 1569-1578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi T. Ngo ◽  
Nora S. Newcombe ◽  
Ingrid R. Olson
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 2743-2755 ◽  
Author(s):  
David V. Smith ◽  
Kamila E. Sip ◽  
Mauricio R. Delgado

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Ngo ◽  
Nora Newcombe ◽  
Ingrid R. Olson

Episodic memory relies on discriminating among similar elements of episodes. Mnemonic discrimination is relatively poor at age 4, and then improves markedly. We investigated whether motivation to encode items with fine grain resolution would change this picture of development, using an engaging computer-administered memory task in which a bird ate items that made the bird healthier (gain frame), sicker (loss frame), or led to no change (control condition). Using gain-loss framing led to enhanced mnemonic discrimination in 4- and 5-year-olds, but did not affect older children or adults. Despite this differential improvement, age-related differences persisted. An additional finding was that loss framing led to greater mnemonic discrimination than gain framing across age groups. Motivation only partially accounts for development in mnemonic discrimination.


2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 1107-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin L. Nabi ◽  
Nathan Walter ◽  
Neekaan Oshidary ◽  
Camille G. Endacott ◽  
Jessica Love-Nichols ◽  
...  

Although recent streams of research have suggested that emotions play a key role in generating framing effects, little is known about the affective dimension of gain and loss framing and its potential impact on persuasion. The current study adopted a meta-analytical approach, synthesizing over 30 years of literature ( k = 25, N = 5,772), to investigate this issue. The results indicate that message frame type directs the emotional response elicited in the audience, with gain frames inducing positive emotions ( d = .31, p = .02) and loss frames inducing negative emotions ( d = .22, p = .001). In turn, the experience of positive emotions enhances the influence of gain frames ( b = .18, p = .045), whereas negative emotions augment the effects of loss frames ( b = −.70, p = .01). These findings confirm that emotional responses may offer a pathway through which gain- and loss-framed messages exert persuasive influence. The study integrates the results with the emotions-as-frames perspective and proposes several promising avenues for future research.


2020 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 232-251
Author(s):  
Susann Fiedler ◽  
Adrian Hillenbrand

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