ABSTRACT
Any discussion of the relation between memory and emotion is bounded by theoretical assumptions. Thus any assertions, other than purely empirical ones that claim little or no generality, are necessarily constrained by on theoretical predilections, whether stated or implied. Having been involved and concerned with research and theory on both memory and emotion, I present theoretically motivated definitions of memory and emotion. Memory is discussed in terms of activation and elaboration processes, and the role of arousal and evaluation is developed for emotional phenomena. I then discuss phenomena that involve the interaction of memory and arousal and of memory and mood. However, before dealing with memory and emotion specifically, I need to discuss the functions of consciousness that play an important role in memorial and emotional processes as well as in their interaction.
