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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > distinctiveness effect > primary distinctiveness effect > temporal isolation effect

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temporal isolation effect  

Definition

  • In short-term memory, an item is better memorized if it is isolated from other items by longer time intervals.

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  • • Morin, C., Brown, G. D. A., & Lewandowsky, S. (2010). Temporal isolation effects in recognition and serial recall. Memory & Cognition, 38(7), 849–859. https://doi.org/10.3758/MC.38.7.849

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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