DAILY MEMORY ISSUES: NATURE, CORRELATES, AND CONSEQUENCES
2024
Understanding Daily Memory Issues
Sample size: 325
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Author Information
Author(s): Hartung Johanna, Hueluer Gizem
Primary Institution: University of Bonn
Hypothesis
What are the nature, correlates, and consequences of memory lapses in everyday life?
Conclusion
Memory lapses may indicate a cognitively active lifestyle rather than objective performance deficits.
Supporting Evidence
- Participants who reported more memory lapses retrospectively also reported more lapses during the study.
- The frequency of momentary memory lapses was unrelated to working memory performance.
- More cognitive activity and worse mood were associated with more reported memory lapses.
Takeaway
People often forget things in their daily lives, and this study found that forgetting can happen more when you're busy or feeling down, but it doesn't always mean you're not good at remembering.
Methodology
An experience-sampling study over ten days with three measurement occasions per day.
Participant Demographics
Adults aged 18 to 36 years.
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