Stanislavsky read the experimental psychologist Théodule-Armand Ribot's "The Psychology Of The Emotions" (which included the concept of Affective Memory) than he transformed the ideas and applied them for acting/directing. In a way Ribot is the original father of Emotional Memory. [Hence, his book's name "The Psychology Of The Emotions"]

The link is a free [legal&downloadable] copy of :
Ribot's "The Psychology Of The Emotions"

Enjoy.