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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > animacy effect

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animacy effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when memory for stimuli (e.g., words or pictures) depicting animate/living beings is better than memory for stimuli depicting inanimate/nonliving objects.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Félix, S. B., Poirier, M., Nairne, J. S., & Pandeirada, J. N. S. (2024). The breadth of animacy in memory: New evidence from prospective memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 31(3), 1323–1334. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-023-02406-y

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

    • Dataset reference: Félix, S. B., Poirier, M., Nairne, J. S., & Pandeirada, J. N. S. (2023, October 26). The Breadth of Animacy in Memory: New Evidence from Prospective Memory. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/G6UQT
  • • Gelin, M. (2017). Mémoire adaptative et effet animé: Notre mémoire fonctionne-t’elle encore comme à l’âge de pierre? Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté.

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Gelin, M., Bonin, P., Méot, A., & Bugaiska, A. (2018). Do animacy effects persist in memory for context? Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71(4), 965–974. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2017.1307866

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Gelin, M., Bugaiska, A., Méot, A., & Bonin, P. (2017). Are animacy effects in episodic memory independent of encoding instructions? Memory, 25(1), 2–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2015.1117643

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Komar, G. F., Mieth, L., Buchner, A., & Bell, R. (2023). The animacy effect on free recall is equally large in mixed and pure word lists or pairs. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38342-z

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

    • Dataset reference: Félix, S. B., Poirier, M., Nairne, J. S., & Pandeirada, J. N. S. (2023, October 26). The Breadth of Animacy in Memory: New Evidence from Prospective Memory. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/G6UQT
  • • Nairne, J. S., VanArsdall, J. E., & Cogdill, M. (2017). Remembering the living: Episodic memory is tuned to animacy. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26(1), 22–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721416667711

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: free

  • • Nairne, J. S., VanArsdall, J. E., Pandeirada, J. N. S., Cogdill, M., & LeBreton, J. M. (2013). Adaptive memory: The mnemonic value of animacy. Psychological Science, 24(10), 2099-2105. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613480803

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • VanArsdall, J. E., Nairne, J. S., Pandeirada, J. N. S., & Blunt, J. R. (2013). Adaptive memory: Animacy processing produces mnemonic advantages. Experimental Psychology, 60(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000186

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

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  • Frank Arnould

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