The Effect of Self-Reference with regard to Memory
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:16:39
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 19 pages (5352 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 19 pages (5352 words)
Abstract
An experiment was conducted, under laboratory conditions, to investigate if the effect of self-reference enhances the human memory's ability to recall information and to investigate the effect of structural and semantic encoding. The participants were conveniently chosen from a second year class of ACD undergraduate psychology students, with no predetermined conditions. A computer program randomly displayed words, which the participants were asked one of two questions. One question was regarding the physical appearance of …
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