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Short report: is spatial information encoded automatically in memory?

J Andrade1, P Meudell

  • 1MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, U.K.

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology
|May 1, 1993
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Spatial memory is automatic, unaffected by attention or concurrent tasks. This study supports the hypothesis that remembering word locations requires minimal cognitive resources, even under dual-task conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Memory Studies

Background:

  • Hasher and Zacks (1979) proposed that spatial memory is an automatic cognitive process.
  • Automatic processes require minimal attentional resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that spatial memory is automatic.
  • To investigate the impact of concurrent tasks and attentional focus on spatial memory performance.

Main Methods:

  • A dual-task paradigm was employed.
  • Participants memorized word-location pairs presented on a monitor.
  • Concurrent tasks of varying difficulty (easy counting vs. difficult counting) were introduced.
  • Attentional focus was manipulated (focus on memory vs. focus on counting task).

Main Results:

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  • Word recognition improved with an easier concurrent task and when attention was directed towards the memory task.
  • Spatial memory, however, remained unaffected by the difficulty of the concurrent task or the focus of attention.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the hypothesis that spatial memory is automatic.
  • Automatic spatial memory operates independently of attentional control and concurrent task demands.