Better memory for intrinsic versus extrinsic details underlies the enhanced recollective experience of negative events

Correct Remember responses were more often accompanied by memory for intrinsic versus extrinsic details (P < 0.01). Crucially, the proportion of correct Remember responses that brought back an intrinsic detail was higher for negative versus neutral photos (P < 0.05). Contrariwise, correct Remember responses for negative photos were less often accompanied by memory for extrinsic detail (P < 0.01).