Investing in Brain-Based Memory Leads to Decreased Use of Technology-Based Memory.
Humans frequently use external (environment-based) strategies to supplement their internal (brain-based) thought. In the memory domain, whether to solve a problem using external or internal retrieval depends on the accessibility of external information, judgment of mnemonic ability, and on the probl...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 465 - 480 |
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American Psychological Association
Sep2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=145512443&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 145512443 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1076898X 6QS jtl: Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied issn: 1076898X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2020 vid: 26 iid: 3 pid: 34 pub: American Psychological Association artinfo: ui: 145512443 10.1037/xap0000259 ppf: 465 ppct: 15 formats: tig: atl: Investing in Brain-Based Memory Leads to Decreased Use of Technology-Based Memory. aug: au: Weis, Patrick P. Wiese, Eva affil: Department of Psychology, George Mason University su: Memory Adaptability (Personality) Problem solving Cognition Mice (Computers) Mnemonics Visual memory sug: subj: Memory Adaptability (Personality) Problem solving Cognition Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing Mice (Computers) Mnemonics Visual memory keyword: cognitive offloading distributed cognition information access cost problem solving strategy selection cognitive offloading distributed cognition information access cost problem solving strategy selection ab: Humans frequently use external (environment-based) strategies to supplement their internal (brain-based) thought. In the memory domain, whether to solve a problem using external or internal retrieval depends on the accessibility of external information, judgment of mnemonic ability, and on the problem's visual features. It likely also depends on the accessibility of internal information. Here, we asked whether internal accessibility contributes to strategy choice even when visual features bear no information on internal accessibility. Specifically, 114 participants were to validate alphanumerical equations (e.g., A + 2 = C) whose visual appearance (Addends 2, 3, or 4) signified different difficulty levels. First, some equations were presented more frequently than others, allowing participants to establish efficient internal access to the correct solution via memory retrieval rather than counting up the alphabet. Second, participants viewed the equations again but could access the correct solution externally using a computer mouse. We hypothesized that external strategy use should selectively decrease for frequently learned equations and irrespectively of the task's visual features. Results mostly confirm our hypothesis. Exploratory analyses further suggest that participants partially used a sequential "try-internal-retrieval-first" mechanism to establish the adaptive behavior. Implications for intervention methods aimed at improving interactive cognition are discussed. Public Significance Statement: In the present study, human problem solvers were less inclined to retrieve information stored externally on a computer when they had the chance to save that information in internal brain-based memory. The results suggest that (a) humans have the skills to proficiently incorporate external information storages into their thought processes and (b) that improving brain-based memory automatically decreases reliance on external information storages like computers or smartphones. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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