摘要：Abstract Post-learning arousal enhances memory consolidation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of post-learning pleasant arousal on memory consolidation (learning a word list) for emotional and neutral pictures based on gender. 60 undergraduate students (30 men, 30 women) learned a list of 30 words (10 positive, 10 negative, 10 neutral words). Each group watched one of the emotional or neutral films. 30minutes after watching the film, delayed free recall and recognition tests were being done in order to assess their memory. The results of both tests which were analyzed by t-test were significantly higher in experiment group compare to the control group. These results were true regardless of the nature of films (emotional or neutral). Generally women's performance in memory tests was better than men's. Positive arousal which may occur after watching a movie (as it happens in this article) has deep effect on cognitive performance such as creative problem solving, and facilitates recalling positive or neutral memories and changes deciding strategies.
