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Do you think that dividing attention interferes with accurate encoding of information into memory? How so?

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This solution discusses if dividing attention interferes with accurate encoding of information into memory and, if so, how.

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1. Do you think that dividing attention interferes with accurate encoding of info into memory? How so?

Memory is "the retention of information over time; it involves three domains: encoding, storage, and retrieval" (Memory, 2005). On the other hand, divided attention occurs when a person is paying attention to more than one thing at the same time (Memory, 2005).

Research suggests that dividing attention does interfere with accurate encoding into memory. For example, Sacher, et al. (2008) investigated the effect of divided attention at encoding on feeling-of-knowing (FOK). Participants had to learn a 60 word-pair list under two ...

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