After the recording stopped, participants were asked to recall the last six numbers in order. Those that watched the comedy routine and were in a better mood performed significantly worse on the task.
当录音停止的时候，要求参与者按顺序回想起最后6个数字。那些看喜剧节目的人心情更好但在这个测试中表现得更差。
However Ms Martin said: 'While working memory storage is decreased, being in a good mood is not all bad.
然而，Ms Martin说：“尽管工作记忆存储能力下降，但有一个好心情也并不是坏事。”
'Being in a good mood has been shown to increase creative problem-solving skills and other aspects of thinking.'
“拥有好心情可以增加创意解难能力和其他方面的想象能力。“
The doctoral student added that future research should analyse the impact of mood on working memory storage capacity in real life situations, such as in a classroom setting.
该博士生还称日后的研究应该分析现实生活（如在课堂环境）中心情对工作记忆存储能力影响。