Browsing Psychology by Subject "memory"
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Reading aloud as a distinctive context: Examination of the production effect as a context-based memory effect
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-09)Research on the production effect has established that studying information aloud is a simple memory technique useful for learning new information in various settings; this memory benefit has been credited to the distinctive ... -
Retrieval-induced forgetting: Testing the competition assumption of inhibition theory
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-02)Practicing the retrieval of some information can lead to poorer retrieval of other related information; this phenomenon is called retrieval-induced forgetting. This pattern has been explained as the result of inhibition ... -
The Source of the Positivity Bias in Older Adults' Emotional Memory
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-18)According to socioemotional selectivity theory (SST), old age is associated with a greater emphasis on self-regulation of emotional states, a focus that fosters a bias in processing positively valenced material in older ...