The importance of encoding-related neural dynamics in the prediction of inter-individual differences in verbal working memory performance.

We observed no main effect of expectedness status, F(1, 20) = 2.80, p = .11, η 2 = .12, no main effect of semantic category, F(1, 20) = 1.93, p = .18, η 2 = .09, and a marginally significant expectedness status by semantic category interaction, F(1, 20) = 3.70, p = .07, η 2 = .16; this interaction was characterized by longer reaction times for standard emotional words (mean = 1274, SE = 48) relative to same-list unexpected neutral words (mean = 1185 SE = 40, p<01), or relative to standard neutral words (mean = 1194, SE = 48, p<.01) and same-list unexpected emotional words (mean = 1185 SE = 47, p<.05).

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