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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > McCabe effect

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McCabe effect  

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  • Although more items are immediately recalled in a simple span task (e.g., a word span task) than in a complex span task (e.g., an operation span task), more items processed during the complex span task are recalled in a delayed recall test (McCabe, 2008).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Cotton, K., Sandry, J., & Ricker, T. J. (2024). Secondary task engagement drives the McCabe effect in long-term memory. Memory & Cognition, 52 (8), 1762-1774. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-023-01450-2

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

    • Dataset reference: Cotton, K., Sandry, J., & Ricker, T. (2023, July 17). Secondary Task Engagement Drives The McCabe Effect in Long-Term Memory. https://osf.io/e3fqu
  • • Loaiza, V. M., Doherty, C., & Howlett, P. (2021). The long-term consequences of retrieval demands during working memory. Memory & Cognition, 49(1), 112‑126. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01079-5

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

    • Dataset reference: Loaiza, V. M. (2020, September 4). The Long-term Consequences of Retrieval Demands During Working Memory. https://osf.io/c9dsw
  • • Loaiza, V. M., & Lavilla, E. T. (2021). Elaborative strategies contribute to the long-term benefits of time in working memory. Journal of Memory and Language, 117, 104205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2020.104205

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

    • Dataset reference: Loaiza, V. M., & Lavilla, E. T. (2021, June 25). Elaborative strategies contribute to the long-term benefits of time in working memory. https://osf.io/3rqgf
  • • McCabe, D. P. (2008). The role of covert retrieval in working memory span tasks : Evidence from delayed recall tests. Journal of Memory and Language, 58(2), 480‑494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2007.04.004

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K. (2017). Time to process information in working memory improves episodic memory. Journal of Memory and Language, 96, 155‑167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2017.07.002

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

    • Dataset reference: Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K. (2023, March 6). Time to process information in working memory improves episodic memory. https://osf.io/ctgr3

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  • Frank Arnould

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