Context-Dependent Memory in Two Natural Environments¶
GODDEN, D. R., & BADDELEY, A. D. (1975). Context-Dependent Memory in Two Natural Environments: On Land and Underwater. British Journal of Psychology, 66(3), 325-331.
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Primes¶
- Context
- In psychology and cognitive science, context-dependent memory makes recall better in the encoding environment
This sourceClassic demonstration that recall is better when retrieval context matches encoding context.
SupportedVerified against the publisher's abstract
The abstract reports that free-recall lists learnt underwater were best recalled underwater and vice versa, i.e. recall improves when retrieval context matches encoding context.
“Lists learnt underwater were best recalled underwater, and vice versa.”
- In psychology and cognitive science, context-dependent memory makes recall better in the encoding environment
Mechanisms¶
- Contextual Reactivation
- Its strength rests on a real principle: a cue that reinstates the original context retrieves far more than a context-free reminder, because memory is bound to the conditions of encoding.
This sourceFinds that divers recalled learned words substantially better when the original land or underwater learning environment was reinstated at retrieval.
- Its strength rests on a real principle: a cue that reinstates the original context retrieves far more than a context-free reminder, because memory is bound to the conditions of encoding.
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