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cue-overload principle  

Definition

  • The likelihood of retrieving specific information is reduced when a memory cue is associated with a large amount of information.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Watkins, O. C., &Watkins, M. J. (1975). Buildup of proactive inhibition as a cue-overload effect. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1(4), 442–452. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.1.4.442

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-XFTFCGN2-V

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