Memory,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
27(6), P. 820 - 828
Published: Feb. 5, 2019
It
was
previously
shown
that
words
representing
living
things
are
better
remembered
than
those
nonliving
things.
Here
we
address
the
influence
of
animacy
on
novel
word
memory
formation
in
adults,
dissecting
its
effect
semantic
and
orthographic
learning.
Participants
received
training
a
set
new
picture-name-description
mappings
corresponding
to
animate
or
inanimate
items,
simulating
learning
first
language.
The
integration
indexed
judgment
task,
performed
at
30
min
48
h
after
Results
show
forms
meanings
items
recalled
ones.
In
addition,
processed
faster
task
learning,
while
speed
advantage
is
not
evident
long-term.
Thus,
pervasive
enhancer
during
acquisition
but
effects
lexical
processing
short-lived.
Journal of Cognitive Psychology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
31(3), P. 251 - 260
Published: March 4, 2019
The
animacy
effect—the
finding
that
animates
are
better
remembered
than
inanimates—is
proving
to
be
a
robust
empirical
phenomenon.
Considering
the
adaptiveness
of
animate
advantage,
one
might
expect
it
remain
after
long
retention
intervals
and
also
present
irrespectively
an
intention
learn.
study
explores
these
two
aspects.
Different
groups
participants
learned
(intentional
learning)
or
rated
pleasantness
(incidental
inanimate
words;
memory
was
tested
immediately
48
h
delay.
A
significant
effect
obtained
both
in
learning
conditions.
Two
interactions
revealed
larger
effect,
as
well
interval,
when
incidental.
Our
findings
reinforce
robustness
provide
some
insight
into
possible
proximate
mechanisms
effect.
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
28(2), P. 583 - 595
Published: Oct. 15, 2020
Abstract
What
makes
some
words
more
memorable
than
others?
Words
can
vary
in
many
dimensions,
and
a
variety
of
lexical,
semantic,
affective
properties
have
previously
been
associated
with
variability
recall
performance.
Free
data
were
used
from
147
participants
across
20
experimental
sessions
the
Penn
Electrophysiology
Encoding
Retrieval
Study
(PEERS)
set,
1,638
words.
Here,
I
consider
how
well
different
word
properties—across
dimensions—relate
to
free
recall.
Semantic
particularly
animacy
(better
memory
for
living),
usefulness
(with
respect
survival;
better
useful),
size
larger)
demonstrated
strongest
relationships
probability.
These
key
results
then
examined
replicated
Lau,
Goh,
Yap
(
Quarterly
Journal
Experimental
Psychology,
71
,
2207–2222,
2018),
which
had
532
116
participants.
This
comprehensive
investigation
memorability
demonstrates
that
semantic
function-related
psycholinguistic
play
an
important
role
verbal
processes.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Jan. 4, 2023
A
more
critical
evaluation
of
the
actions
autonomous
vehicles
in
comparison
to
those
human
drivers
accident
scenarios
may
complicate
introduction
into
daily
traffic.
In
two
experiments,
we
tested
whether
road-accident
differs
as
a
function
were
performed
by
or
vehicles.
Participants
judged
how
morally
adequate
they
found
non-anthropomorphized
vehicle
(Experiments
1
and
2),
an
anthropomorphized
(Experiment
driver
2)
otherwise
identical
scenarios.
The
lives
spared,
better
action
was
evaluated
irrespective
agent.
However,
regardless
specific
that
chosen,
always
considered
justifiable
than
corresponding
vehicle.
differences
moral
evaluations
between
reduced,
albeit
not
completely
eliminated,
when
2).
Anthropomorphizing
thus
influence
processes
underlying
judgments
about
such
appear
closer
justifiability
humans.
observed
could
cause
public
response
accidents
involving
compared
which
might
be
reduced
anthropomorphizing
Memory,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
27(2), P. 209 - 223
Published: July 19, 2018
Animates
are
remembered
better
than
inanimates
because
the
former
ultimately
more
important
for
fitness
latter.
What,
however,
proximate
mechanisms
underpinning
this
effect?
We
focused
on
imagery
processes
as
one
explanation.
tested
whether
animacy
effects
related
to
vividness
of
mental
images
(Study
1),
or
dynamic/motoric
nature
corresponding
animate
words
2).
The
findings
showed
that:
(1)
not
estimated
be
vivid
inanimates;
(2)
potentially
dynamic
representations
animates
does
seem
a
factor
making
memorable
inanimates.
compared
3)
condition
in
which
participants
had
categorise
and
inanimate
with
they
form
from
them.
effect
was
significant
after
categorising
but
forming
imagery.
In
Study
4,
we
recall
rates
these
been
encoded
without
concurrent
visual-spatial
memory
load.
Again,
were
Taken
overall,
do
fit
well
hypothesis
that
support
memory.
