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Meghan W Cody¹, Bethany A Teachman

¹University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA 22904-4400, USA. mcody@virginia.edu

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Individuals with high social anxiety exhibit biased memory recognition of social feedback, particularly for negative comments. Post-event processing influences how social anxiety affects memory for negative feedback.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology

Background:

Evidence for memory biases in social anxiety is mixed, despite cognitive theory predictions.
Previous research has not always used personally relevant stimuli or allowed for post-event processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate memory biases in social anxiety using personally relevant feedback.
To examine the role of post-event processing in social anxiety and memory.

Main Methods:

Participants high or low in social anxiety gave speeches and received feedback on their performance and a confederate's.
Recognition and recall tests were administered immediately and after a two-day delay.

Main Results:

No significant recall biases were observed.
High social anxiety participants showed biased recognition: remembering confederate feedback more positively than their own.
High social anxiety participants recalled negative feedback as worse and positive feedback diminished over time.
Post-event processing mediated the link between social anxiety and memory for negative feedback.

Conclusions:

Biased recognition of social feedback is associated with social anxiety.
Findings suggest that cognitive processes, specifically post-event processing, play a role in memory distortions in social anxiety.