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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > self-reference effect

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self-reference effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when memory is better for items processed with reference to the self.

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Entry terms

  • self-bias
  • self-referential effect

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Bentley, S. V., Greenaway, K. H., & Haslam, S. A. (2017). An online paradigm for exploring the self-reference effect. PLOS ONE, 12(5), e0176611. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176611

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Brédart, S., François, S., & Guimond, S. (2013). The effect of spontaneous self-reference on memory: A replication: L’Année Psychologique, Vol. 113(2), 161–167. https://doi.org/10.3917/anpsy.132.0161

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Daury, N. (2012). Influence de l’autoréférence sur la mémoire épisodique. In S. Brédart & M. Van der Linden (Eds.), Identité et cognition : apports de la psychologie et de la neuroscience cognitives (pp. 89–105). De Boeck.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2024). Influence of acculturation and cultural values on the self-reference effect. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46210-z

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Rogers, T. B., Kuiper, N. A., & Kirker, W. S. (1977). Self-reference and the encoding of personal information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35(9), 677-688. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.35.9.677

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Symons, C. S., & Johnson, B. T. (1997). The self-reference effect in memory: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 121(3), 371–394. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.121.3.371

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

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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Dataset citation(s)

  • • Brédart, S., François, S., & Guimond, S. (2013). The effect of spontaneous self-reference on memory: A replication: L’Année Psychologique, Vol. 113(2), 161–167. https://doi.org/10.3917/anpsy.132.0161

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