Positive affect amplifies integration within episodic memories in the laboratory and the real world

Table 2.

Questions and answer options for EMA surveys (Experiment 2)

Encoding/retrieval questions Construct Answer options
How are you feeling? Affect Likert: 0–10 (very negative - very positive)
How energetic do you feel? Energy Likert: 0–10 (not at all - very energetic)
How does your body feel? Body temp Likert: 0–10 (very cold - very hot)
Where are you? Location Binary; options: home, bar/club/restaurant, someone else's place, school, work, store, in transit, outdoors, travel accommodation (hotel, Airbnb, etc.), office (not work), other
Who are you with? Company Check all that apply; options: alone, family members, significant other, coworkers, friends/acquaintances, people you don't know
What are you doing? Activity Check all that apply; options: attending a non-work appointment, calling/texting someone, cleaning/housework, cooking, doing school activities/in school, eating/drinking, exercising, grooming self/personal hygiene, listening to something (music, audiobook, podcast, etc.), playing video games, reading, resting, shopping, socializing, taking care of someone else or a pet, traveling, using computer, using social media, watching TV/movies, working, other
  • Encoding questions were prefaced with “RIGHT NOW”; retrieval questions were presented in the past tense and prefaced by “Yesterday at [TIME].” For example screenshots, see Figure 1D.

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