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Mixed-handedness advantages in episodic memory obtained under conditions of intentional learning extend to incidental
Stephen D Christman1, Michael Butler
1Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. stephen.christman@utoledo.edu
Abstract:
The existence of handedness differences in the retrieval of episodic memories is well-documented, but virtually all have been obtained under conditions of intentional learning. Two experiments are reported that extend the presence of such handedness differences to memory retrieval under conditions of incidental learning. Experiment 1 used Craik and Tulving's (1975) classic levels-of-processing paradigm and obtained handedness differences under incidental and intentional conditions of deep processing, but not under conditions of shallow incidental processing. Experiment 2 looked at incidental memory for distracter items from a recognition memory task and again found a mixed-handed advantage. Results are discussed in terms of the relation between interhemispheric interaction, levels of processing, and episodic memory retrieval.
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