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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > calendar effect

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calendar effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when students recall more autobiographical memories of events that took place near the beginning and end of an academic year than for any other period.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Anderson, C. (2005). Calendar and reverse calendar effects : Time peaks in memory as a function of temporal cues. Memory, 13(2), 113–123. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210344000620

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Pillemer, D. B., Goldsmith, L. R., Panter, A. T., & White, S. H. (1988). Very long-term memories of the first year in college. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 14(4), 709–715. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.14.4.709

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Robinson, J. A. (1986). Temporal reference systems and autobiographical memory. In D. C. Rubin (Ed.), Autobiographical memory (p. 159–188). Cambridge University Press.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Moderator variable(s)

  • • Temporal cue: The effect is reversed in the absence of a temporal cue (better recall for mid-year semesters). (Anderson, 2005).

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