Essays about: "psychology memory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 essays containing the words psychology memory.

  1. 16. Non-conscious retention and working memory load

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Alexander Rosendahl Grammatikopoulos; [2013]
    Keywords : Memory; Subconcious; Non-Conscious; Conciousness; Psychology; Working memory; WM; load; Chunking; aware; perception; visual; masked; philosophy;

    Abstract : Recent studies of non-conscious processing have indicated that visually processed non-conscious informationcan be used to influence behaviour after as much as 5000 ms. This study further explores the possibilities of nonconsciousvisual working memory retention. READ MORE

  3. 17. Recycled memories : can flashbacks be triggered through experience design?

    University essay from Experience Design

    Author : Fridrik Steinn Fridriksson; [2013]
    Keywords : Flashback memory; Experience design; Recycled memories;

    Abstract : This paper examines the phenomenon flashbacks, often named the Proust phenomenon, through the lens of experience design. The research question is Can flashbacks be triggered through experience design? It would then be possible to call flashbacks memories recycled memories. READ MORE

  4. 18. Does chewing gum affect short-term memory?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Desirée Lindqvist; [2012]
    Keywords : Psychology; short-term memory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last 10 years there’s been a lot of research on whether there is a link between chewing gum and a higher cognitive function. Several different researches have showed that a significant affect exist whereas others have shown no such results. READ MORE

  5. 19. Defining Nostalgia and Its Functions: A Review

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

    Author : Jimmy Andersson; [2011]
    Keywords : Homesickness; Melancholia; Depression; Emotional memory; Olfactory; Positive emotions; Triggers;

    Abstract : Nostalgia is a psychological phenomenon we all can relate to but have a hard time to define. What characterizes the mental state of feeling nostalgia? What psychological function does it serve? Different published materials in a wide range of fields, from consumption research and sport science to clinical psychology, psychoanalysis and sociology, all have slightly different definition of this mental experience. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Effects of Peer Discussion and Question Format on Realism in Confidence Regarding Children's Testimonies in a Co-witness Situation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Sandra Buratti; Sandra Macleod; [2009]
    Keywords : Psychology; Children; Discussion; Confidence; Co-witness; Eyewitness memory; Event recall; Psykologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This experimental study examined the effect of peer discussion and the effect of question format: free recall, follow-up and focused questions, on children's (age of 9-11 years) memory recall of a witnessed event. The children were randomly assigned in pairs that watched one of two perspectives of a film. READ MORE