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| Title |
Eyeclosure helps memory by reducing cognitive load and enhancing visualisation
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| Published in |
Memory & Cognition, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.3758/s13421-011-0098-8 |
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| Authors |
Annelies Vredeveldt, Graham J. Hitch, Alan D. Baddeley |
| Abstract |
Closing the eyes helps memory. We investigated the mechanisms underlying the eyeclosure effect by exposing 80 eyewitnesses to different types of distraction during the witness interview: blank screen (control), eyes closed, visual distraction, and auditory distraction. We examined the cognitive load hypothesis by comparing any type of distraction (visual or auditory) with minimal distraction (blank screen or eyes closed). We found recall to be significantly better when distraction was minimal, providing evidence that eyeclosure reduces cognitive load. We examined the modality-specific interference hypothesis by comparing the effects of visual and auditory distraction on recall of visual and auditory information. Visual and auditory distraction selectively impaired memory for information presented in the same modality, supporting the role of visualisation in the eyeclosure effect. Analysis of recall in terms of grain size revealed that recall of basic information about the event was robust, whereas recall of specific details was prone to both general and modality-specific disruptions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 192 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| Japan | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 183 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 16% |
| Researcher | 17 | 9% |
| Professor | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 37 | 19% |
| Unknown | 25 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 83 | 43% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 4% |
| Linguistics | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 36 | 19% |
| Unknown | 38 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 32. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 August 2021.
All research outputs
#1,088,025
of 23,313,051 outputs
Outputs from Memory & Cognition
#75
of 1,572 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#4,265
of 110,317 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Memory & Cognition
#4
of 32 outputs
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