Intentional Memory Instructions Direct Attention But Do Not Enhance Visual Memory:

SAGE Open

D. Alexander Varakin¹ 

关键词: visual memory;    encoding;    attention;    recognition;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244014553588

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The current experiment investigated the role of intentional-encoding instructions and task relevance at study on visual memory performance. Task relevance was manipulated by having participants keep a running tally of either the to-be-remembered objects or an irrelevant category of objects during study. Half of the participants within each level of task relevance were further instructed to remember one category of objects for a subsequent recognition test, and the other half of the participants were not informed of a memory test. Intentional-encoding instructions improved recognition discrimination only when participants were not already keeping a tally of the to-be-remembered objects. This result suggests that intentional-encoding instructions may improve visual memory via generic attentional modulation, not encoding-specific processes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY