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A pupillary measure of forgetting: Memory interference is revealed by pupil size changes at retrieval

Bjernestedt, Amanda LU (2015) KOGM20 20151
Cognitive Science
Abstract
Pupil dilation is a reliable measure of cognitive load, and many studies have shown this effect in relation to various memory tasks. Interference from irrelevant memory traces encoded in the past lead to difficulty retrieving recent, sought after memory traces, and increased cognitive load. This investigation showed a significant decline in performance during buildup of interference and a significant improvement when interference was resolved. Significant differences in pupil size were observed when participants retrieved information, with increased pupil dilation during interference as compared to during resolved interference. The results reveal a relationship between inhibitory memory mechanisms and changes in pupil size, and show that... (More)
Pupil dilation is a reliable measure of cognitive load, and many studies have shown this effect in relation to various memory tasks. Interference from irrelevant memory traces encoded in the past lead to difficulty retrieving recent, sought after memory traces, and increased cognitive load. This investigation showed a significant decline in performance during buildup of interference and a significant improvement when interference was resolved. Significant differences in pupil size were observed when participants retrieved information, with increased pupil dilation during interference as compared to during resolved interference. The results reveal a relationship between inhibitory memory mechanisms and changes in pupil size, and show that pupillometry is a simple but sensitive physiological measure of memory interference. (Less)
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author
Bjernestedt, Amanda LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Ett pupillmått på glömska: Minnesinterferens avslöjas av förändringar i pupillstorlek vid framplockning
course
KOGM20 20151
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
memory, memory interference, proactive interference, retrieval, eye tracking, pupillometry
language
English
id
8904686
date added to LUP
2018-03-21 17:49:28
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2018-03-21 17:49:28
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  abstract     = {{Pupil dilation is a reliable measure of cognitive load, and many studies have shown this effect in relation to various memory tasks. Interference from irrelevant memory traces encoded in the past lead to difficulty retrieving recent, sought after memory traces, and increased cognitive load. This investigation showed a significant decline in performance during buildup of interference and a significant improvement when interference was resolved. Significant differences in pupil size were observed when participants retrieved information, with increased pupil dilation during interference as compared to during resolved interference. The results reveal a relationship between inhibitory memory mechanisms and changes in pupil size, and show that pupillometry is a simple but sensitive physiological measure of memory interference.}},
  author       = {{Bjernestedt, Amanda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A pupillary measure of forgetting: Memory interference is revealed by pupil size changes at retrieval}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}