FARK.com: (4741766) Another inane and stupid study found that negative thinking improves memory. What a load of crap. IIRC, Mecklenbräuker and Hager published the same garbage in the Journal of Psychological Research, Volume 46, Number 4, December 1st 1984

		Another inane and stupid study found that negative thinking improves memory. What a load of crap. IIRC, Mecklenbräuker and Hager published the same garbage in the Journal of Psychological Research, Volume 46, Number 4, December 1st 1984 (news.yahoo.com)		27
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ninjakirby

2009-11-02 08:06:10 AM

Heh.

BillCo

2009-11-02 08:11:21 AM

You moron, you forgot to mention that it was on page 47.

the_be_sharps

2009-11-02 08:16:57 AM

i guess it doesn't improve spelling.

slayer199

2009-11-02 08:33:08 AM

I find the headline and subsequent article appallingly idiotic.

imgod2u

2009-11-02 08:52:06 AM

That is an incredibly clever headline. I can't imagine people being so negative; life would be hell. This person I knew was like that and he died at a very early age -- I think.

Seth'n'Spectrum

2009-11-02 08:54:26 AM

And for those of you who have a natural inclination to go check, no, the Journal of Psychological Research doesn't seem to exist, or it isn't a big deal.

sxacho

2009-11-02 09:14:26 AM

clap clap clap, subby.
clap clap clap

Generation_D

2009-11-02 09:19:31 AM

Blue pill.

Mr. Goodbeer

2009-11-02 09:21:17 AM

As a pessimist with a photographic memory I could have saved these fellows some time and money. I've never met anybody with an uncommonly good memory who wasn't depressed.

sip111

2009-11-02 09:24:47 AM

I am happier when I am drunk too, but I'd still rather live life sober.

FredaDeStilleto

2009-11-02 09:31:33 AM

Seth'n'Spectrum: And for those of you who have a natural inclination to go check, no, the Journal of Psychological Research doesn't seem to exist, or it isn't a big deal.

Here

Thisbymaster

2009-11-02 09:36:23 AM

Mr. Goodbeer: As a pessimist with a photographic memory I could have saved these fellows some time and money. I've never met anybody with an uncommonly good memory who wasn't depressed.

If you always remembered your mistakes, you would be depressed to.

0Icky0

2009-11-02 09:47:24 AM

Thisbymaster: If you always remembered your mistakes, you would be depressed to.

That would be true. But the only mistake that I ever made was once when I thought that I might be mistaken, but it turned out that I wasn't.

meat0918

2009-11-02 10:05:45 AM

If its true, it would explain why we remember shiatty things happening and relate them more often than the good things happening.

Of course, it's probably an advantage to remember what made you sick back in the day as a hunter/gather.

evilgreg

2009-11-02 10:26:07 AM

Mr. Goodbeer: As a pessimist with a photographic memory I could have saved these fellows some time and money. I've never met anybody with an uncommonly good memory who wasn't depressed.

What he said.

/never argue with good beer
//also, he's right

dalovindj

2009-11-02 10:28:36 AM

slayer199: I find the headline and subsequent article appallingly idiotic.

Personally, I find it shallow and pedantic.

t3knomanser

2009-11-02 10:58:08 AM

Actually, this was discussed at length in the book How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer.

Barakku

2009-11-02 11:45:04 AM

So since Elephants never forget, are they all massive emos?

/Emophant

Masso

2009-11-02 11:56:18 AM

Awesome headline. Very original.
/clap.

Tofino

2009-11-02 11:59:23 AM

Agreed, funny headline, and I tip my hat to subby!

Seth'n'Spectrum

2009-11-02 12:25:11 PM

FredaDeStilleto: Seth'n'Spectrum: And for those of you who have a natural inclination to go check, no, the Journal of Psychological Research doesn't seem to exist, or it isn't a big deal.

Here

Argh, got owned. For some reason, took the "Journal of" part too literally.

2wolves

2009-11-02 12:52:50 PM

On page 47.

TypoFlyspray

2009-11-02 04:01:24 PM

Mecklenbräuker and Hager et al., dickhead.

/ Genius, subby. Pure genius.

minoridiot

2009-11-02 06:54:44 PM

So does this mean that positive reinforcement makes kids stupid?

Fark Me To Tears

2009-11-02 07:04:30 PM

FTFA: "Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, cooperation, and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking paying greater attention to the external world," Forgas wrote.

In other words, you can be blissfully ignorant or depressingly observant.

redly1

2009-11-02 11:35:53 PM

study found that negative thinking improves memory

didn't work too well for my grandma

IronTom

2009-11-04 01:25:11 AM

Wow, I haven't heard of Mecklenbräuker in years.

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