Mean ratings by independent rater of behavioral responses during the hypnosis session.

<p>Error bars represent standard errors of the mean.</p

Experiment 1: Mean anger-relatedness scores.

<p>Experiment 1: Mean anger-relatedness scores.</p

Autobiographical Memory in the Angry Self

<div><p>The impact of anger on autobiographical recall was examined in two studies. In Experiment 1, 76 participants differing in trait anger completed an autobiographical memory task (AMT). In Experiment 2, 50 participants with elevated trait anger were either provoked or not provoked and subsequently completed an AMT. Across both studies, participants with high dispositional anger reported more anger-related memories, describing themselves as the primary agent of anger. In Experiment 2, provoked participants reported more memories describing themselves as the target of anger. These findings highlight the distinct patterns of memory recall associated with trait versus state anger. Findings are discussed in terms of retrieval biases operating in angry individuals and proposals stemming from self-memory system models of autobiographical memory.</p></div

Experiment 2: Mean PANAS ratings, facial expression scores, and anger-relatedness scores.

<p>Experiment 2: Mean PANAS ratings, facial expression scores, and anger-relatedness scores.</p

Mean Ratings of Images.

<p>Mean Ratings of Images.</p

Experiment 1: Mean number of self-agent, self-target, and other memories.

<p>Experiment 1: Mean number of self-agent, self-target, and other memories.</p

Participant Characteristics and Experimental Ratings.

<p><i>Note.</i> HGHS:A = Harvard Group Hypnotizability Scale: Form A. SHSS:C = Stanford Hypnotic Suspectibility Scale: Form C. Standard deviations appear in parentheses.</p

Average high frequency-heart rate variability across the three assessment periods for attachment prime and non-attachment prime groups.

<p>Error bars indicate standard error of the mean (SEM). High Attachment = High levels on relevant attachment style in the attachment prime condition. High Non-Attachment = High levels on relevant attachment style in the non-attachment prime condition. Low Attachment = Low levels on relevant attachment style in the attachment prime condition. Low Non-Attachment = Low levels on relevant attachment style in the non-attachment prime condition.</p

Mean Recall Responses.

<p>Mean Recall Responses.</p

Mean negative affective scores.

<p>Mean negative affective scores.</p