44 subjects each gave phenomenological reports of the imagery present during a recalled situation in which emotion was experienced and in a comparable situation in which no or minimal emotion was experienced. Analysis of variance showed that there was significantly more imagery of all kinds in the emotion condition. Further analysis of the emotion condition showed significantly mote images with references to past and future than to the present, with references to participating activities than to events or things, and with references to other people than to self. The findings are discussed with reference to several contemporary theories of emotion It is suggested that imagery may play a more important role in the experience of emotion than current theory allows.
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