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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > memory repulsion effect

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memory repulsion effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon that occurs when subtle differences between similar memories are exaggerated to reduce interference (for example, by exaggerating colour differences between otherwise identical objects).

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Synonym(s)

  • repulsion bias

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Chanales, A. J. H., Tremblay-McGaw, A. G., Drascher, M. L., & Kuhl, B. A. (2021). Adaptive repulsion of long-term memory representations is triggered by event similarity. Psychological Science, 32(5), 705–720. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620972490

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Drascher, M. L., & Kuhl, B. A. (2022). Long-term memory interference is resolved via repulsion and precision along diagnostic memory dimensions. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 29(5), 1898–1912. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02082-4

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Zhao, Y., Chanales, A. J. H., & Kuhl, B. A. (2021). Adaptive memory distortions are predicted by feature representations in parietal cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 41(13), 3014–3024. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2875-20.2021

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-W1L9B55L-L

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