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animacy effect in memory: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

better retention of words referring to living things than of words referring to nonliving things matched on other properties, explained in adaptive memory terms.

In cognitive psychology, animacy effect in memory refers to better retention of words referring to living things than of words referring to nonliving things matched on other properties, explained in adaptive memory terms. This meaning comes from Nairne (2013) in Psychological Science.[1]

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References

Nairne, J. S., VanArsdall, J. E., Pandeirada, J. N. S., Cogdill, M., & LeBreton, J. M. (2013). Adaptive Memory: The Mnemonic Value of Animacy. Psychological Science, 24(10), 2099-2105. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613480803

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