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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > priming effect > preoccupation priming effect

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preoccupation priming effect  

Definition

  • A priming effect whereby recalling or thinking about a personal preoccupation subsequently promotes the emergence of a greater number of autobiographical memories, whether voluntary or involuntary, associated with that preoccupation.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Mace, J. H. (2024). Priming in the autobiographical memory system: Implications and future directions. Memory, 32(6), 694–708. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2023.2277134

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Mace, J. H., & Chow, E. (2026). Preoccupation priming: How repetitive thinking can influence our involuntary memories. Consciousness and Cognition, 137, 103966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2025.103966

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-Q67Z1C3S-5

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