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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > retro-cue effect

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retro-cue effect  

Definition

  • Effect observed when a cue, orienting the subject's attention to an item available in visual short-term memory, is presented during the retention interval. Compared to the absence of a cue or the presence of a non-informative cue, retro-cues improve the recognition of items (faster and more accurate responses).

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • retro-cue advantage
  • retro-cue benefit

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Griffin, I. C., & Nobre, A. C. (2003). Orienting attention to locations in internal representations. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 15(8), 1176–1194. https://doi.org/10.1162/089892903322598139

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Landman, R., Spekreijse, H., & Lamme, V. A. F. (2003). Large capacity storage of integrated objects before change blindness. Vision Research, 43(2), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0042-6989(02)00402-9

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K. (2016). In search of the focus of attention in working memory: 13 years of the retro-cue effect. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 78(7), 1839–1860. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-016-1108-5

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-KMDDKXXF-2

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