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If You Struggle With Controlling Your Attention, Goal Reminders Can Help You, Experiment Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:50:34 +0000

A new experiment (using a so-called Stroop test) finds that goal reminders help people solve a task that requires both working memory capacity and attentional control. Goal reminders simply help people keep a goal present in their minds while performing a task. The study finds that goal reminders provide long-lasting and cumulative benefits for people […]

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Write Down Your Thoughts to Become More Mindful and Consciously Aware

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:28:26 +0000

Do you make shopping lists? Do you use your calendar for planning? Or do you otherwise tend to write down your thoughts? Good! Writing things down can help you become more mindful and consciously aware. When we write things down, we clear our minds. I make shopping lists, not because I can’t remember what to buy, […]

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Can People Hold 7±2 Objects in their Short-Term Memory or What?

Simon Moesgaard — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:40:38 +0000

Myth: People can hold 7±2 objects in their short-term memory. Fact: English-speaking people can on average hold 7±2 unidimensional objects in their short-term memory. One of the most cited papers in psychology is: “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information” by George A. Miller (1956). The findings by Miller are often […]

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Study: Being in Love is Associated With Reduced Cognitive Control

Simon Moesgaard — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:46:42 +0000

“Falling in love is an experience that involves very intense affective and cognitive changes including euphoria and overwhelming joy, increased arousal and energy, emotional dependency on the partner, craving for emotional union with the beloved, and obsessional thoughts about and focused attentino on the special other.” (Steenbergen et al., 2014, p. 3). But how does […]

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Moderate Levels of Stress Enhance Learning, While High Levels of Stress Impair Learning

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:35:46 +0000

A number of studies have examined how stress affects learning and memory, but the literature has shown mixed results. Joëls and colleagues (2006) have summed up the results. In fact, stress may enhance learning and memory processes, but only as long as the stress hormones are experienced in the context and around the time of “the event” that needs […]

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Why Should I Forgive? Forgiveness Helps You Forget and Move On

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 29 May 2014 18:08:27 +0000

Why should you forgive someone for being unfair? In fact, research shows that forgiveness can enhance psychological well-being, physiological health, and spiritual well-being (Noreen et al., 2014). To forgive someone is an effortful activity: to forgive, we need to overcome strong negative emotions and replace these with more positive emotions. This takes an effort, but it […]

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Does Confidence in Your Memory Mean That You Are Correct?

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 07 May 2014 17:42:26 +0000

Confidence in one’s memory is generally believed to be a sign of memory accuracy, but this is not always the case. Some studies have shown a high correlation between confidence and accuracy, while others have shown little to no correlation. New experimental research by Roediger & DeSoto (2014), published in the journal Memory, has examined the relationship between […]

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Sleep is Important for Memory and Learning Potential, Study Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:16:00 +0000

When we sleep, we undergo different stages of sleep. The deepest stage of sleep is REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. It has been called so because it can be recognized by rapid, random eye movements. This stage of sleep normally occurs in the early hours of the morning. This particular stage has been linked to […]

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Mnemonic Devices: The Art of Improving Memory

Simon Moesgaard — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:42:00 +0000

The deeper we process information, the better we will remember it. It’s as simple as that. Luckily, there is a way to improve our memory, but it takes effortful and intentional processing. This means, if we want to improve our memory, we must practice. It is possible to improve our memory by the use of so-called mnemonic devices. […]

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