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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > retroactive enhancement effect

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retroactive enhancement effect  

Definition

  • Better memory for the details of a personal event preceding an unexpected detail.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Congleton, A. R., & Berntsen, D. (2020). It took me by surprise: Examining the retroactive enhancement effect for memory of naturally unfolding events. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.03.003

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-HVZMBZWZ-5

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