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When does generation enhance memory for location?

Elizabeth J Marsh1

  • 1Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0086, USA. emarsh@psych.duke.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|August 30, 2006
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Generating information improves memory for item details and locations. However, this memory enhancement effect is reduced when participants write down words or engage in a generation task during a filler activity.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Generation is known to improve memory recall for specific items and relationships between items.
  • Prior research suggests generation may also enhance memory for the location of items, but findings are inconsistent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether the generation effect extends to memory for target-location associations.
  • To identify procedural factors that may explain mixed findings in previous research on generation and location memory.

Main Methods:

  • The study manipulated procedural differences identified from prior research, focusing on how participants processed information.
  • Experiments involved comparing memory performance for generated versus read words, with variations in task procedures.

Main Results:

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  • A positive generation effect was observed for location memory.
  • This positive effect was diminished when participants wrote down study words or when the filler task involved generation.

Conclusions:

  • Generation can indeed enhance location memory, complementing item memory benefits.
  • The positive impact of generation on location memory is contingent upon experimental parameters not interfering with its cognitive processing advantages.