Self-Construal Priming Affects Speed of Retrieval from Short-Term Memory
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-29-2012
Abstract
We investigated the effects of collective or individual self-construal priming on recall in a short-term memory (STM) task. We primed participants to either their individual or their collective self-construals or a neutral control condition. Participants then completed a STM retrieval task using either random or patterned digit strings. Findings revealed that priming an individual self-construal resulted in faster retrieval of information from STM for both stimulus types. These results indicate that individual self-accessibility improves retrieval speed of digits from STM, regardless of set configuration. More broadly, the present findings extend prior research by adding further evidence of the effects of self-construal priming on cognitive information processing.
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0050007
MSU Digital Commons Citation
MacDonald, Justin A.; Sandry, Joshua; and Rice, Stephen, "Self-Construal Priming Affects Speed of Retrieval from Short-Term Memory" (2012). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 436.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/436