Cued Temporal Attention and Episodic Memory
Johndro, Hunter.
2019
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While the influence of attention to specific locations, objects,
and object features on memory is well established, little is known about the
mnemonic consequences of attention in another important domain - time. The current
experiment explored whether allocating attention toward specific moments in time
can modulate memory encoding in both younger and older adults. Temporal attention
was ... read moremanipulated during memory encoding using auditory cues that indicated the
temporal onset of visual target items in a speeded response task with 75%
validity. Following this, a series of old and new items were shown and
participants made a self-paced recognition decision. In both age groups,
temporally-predicted items (following valid temporal cues) were responded to
faster and remembered better than temporally-unpredicted items (following invalid
temporal cues). These results provide novel evidence that allocating attention to
specific moments in time influences mnemonic processing across the
lifespan.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University, 2019.
Submitted to the Dept. of Psychology.
Advisor: Elizabeth Race.
Committee: Benjamin Hutchinson, and Aniruddh Patel.
Keyword: Psychology.read less - ID:
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