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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > enactment effect

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enactment effect  

Definition

  • "The enactment effect is the observation that physically performing an action represented by a word or phrase leads to enhanced memory for that information relative to simply reading it." (Roberts et al., 2022, p. 397).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Brouillet, T., Michalland, A.-H., Martin, S., & Brouillet, D. (2021). When the action to be performed at the stage of retrieval enacts memory of action verbs. Experimental Psychology, 68(1), 18‑31. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000507

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Cohen, R. L. (1981). On the generality of some memory laws. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 22(1), 267–281. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.1981.tb00402.x

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Hainselin, M., Quinette, P., & Eustache, F. (2013). Qu’est-ce que la mémoire de l’action ? Revue théorique et perspectives. Revue de neuropsychologie, neurosciences cognitives et cliniques, 5(2), 129–134. https://doi.org/10.3917/rne.052.0129

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Roberts, B. R. T., MacLeod, C. M., & Fernandes, M. A. (2022). The enactment effect : A systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral, neuroimaging, and patient studies. Psychological Bulletin, 148(5‑6), 397‑434. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000360

    [Study type: meta-analysis / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Dataset citation(s)

  • • Roberts, B. R. T., Fernandes, M., & MacLeod, C. M. (2022, May 8). The Enactment Effect: A Meta-Analysis. https://osf.io/f4ymv
  • • Thibaut, B., Michalland, A.-H., Martin, S., & Brouillet, D. (2021, March 13). When the action to be performed at the stage of retrieval enacts memory of action verbs. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/ANZG6

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