Abstract
It has been suggested that individuals recall memories in different ways. The current study investigated possible differences between repressing or sensitizing personality structure and recall of positive, negative, and neutral events. The interaction between repression-sensitization and the Five Factor Model was also investigated to determine if an individual’s repressing or sensitizing tendencies were related to each of the five factors. Results indicated that repressors and sensitizers did appear to recall information differently though in a somewhat unexpected manner than what was originally proposed. Repressors and sensitizers also tended to score differently on the Five Factor Model as well as on a locus of control measure. Future research may find that using subjective (personal or autobiographical) events rather than objective events may help to obtain results more consistent with earlier research findings regarding repression-sensitization and memory.