Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781719483506
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (835 download)
Book Synopsis Assessing the Effects of Momentary Priming on Memory Retention During an Interference Task by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Assessing the Effects of Momentary Priming on Memory Retention During an Interference Task written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memory aid, that used brief (33ms) presentations of previously learned information (target words), was assessed on its ability to reinforce memory for target words while the subject was performing an interference task. The interference task required subjects to learn new words and thus interfered with their memory of the target words. The brief presentation (momentary memory priming) was hypothesized to refresh the subjects memory of the target words. 143 subjects, in a within subject design, were given a 33ms presentation of the target memory words during the interference task in a treatment condition and a blank 33ms presentation in the control condition. The primary dependent measure, memory loss over the interference trial, was not significantly different between the two conditions. The memory prime did not appear to hinder the subjects performance on the interference task. This paper describes the experiment and the results along with suggestions for future research. Schutte, Paul C. Langley Research Center MEMORY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERFERENCE; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; WORDS (LANGUAGE); RECOGNITION; DISPLAY DEVICES