memory

The Incidental Self-Reference Effect in Patients with Schizophrenia

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Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/6541715127 Abstract: The self-reference effect (SRE) refers to a memory advantage arising from relating to-be-learned information to the self at encoding. There are two types of SREs: The evaluate SRE occurs when a task explicitly requires individuals to evaluate information in relation to themselves, while the incidental SRE occurs when a self-referential … Read more

Differential Processing of Accidental Events in Bilingual Speakers

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Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Since the first recognition that language could sway eye-witness testimony, research into event processing has set out to explore the generalizability of language’s effects on recall (Loftus & Palmer 1974; Shaw, Garcia, & Robles 1997).  The current study considered whether Schema Theory can be applied to linguistic frameworks and, from … Read more

The Locus of the Effects of Psychological Distance on Memory Specificity: Encoding or Retrieval?

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Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/98379758494 Abstract: Psychological distance refers to the degree to which a stimulus is removed from one’s immediate, direct experience. In our previous study, we found that psychological distance, when manipulated at encoding, influences memory specificity by producing a verbatim vs. gist memory advantage for psychologically proximal vs. distal stimuli, respectively. An important … Read more