The Effects of Eye-Closure and “Ear-Closure” on Recall of Visual and Auditory Aspects of a Criminal Event

The Effects of Eye-Closure and “Ear-Closure” on Recall of Visual and Auditory Aspects of a Criminal Event

Previous research has shown that closing the eyes can facilitate recall of semantic and episodic information. Here, two experiments are presented which investigate the theoretical underpinnings of the eye-closure effect and its auditory equivalent, the “ear-closure” effect. In Experiment 1, particip...

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Main Authors: Annelies Vredeveldt, Alan D. Baddeley, Graham J. Hitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2012-05-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
eyewitness memory
eye-closure
ear-closure
cognitive load
modality-specific interference
Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/472

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