Darling, S, Havelka, J orcid.org/0000-0002-7486-2135, Allen, RJ orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-3016 et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Visuospatial bootstrapping: spatialized displays enhance digit and nonword sequence learning. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. ISSN 0077-8923
Abstract
Visuospatial bootstrapping describes the observation that performance on a verbal memory task is enhanced by presenting the to‐be‐remembered material in a format with additional embedded spatial information. Thus far, it has only been reported in short‐term memory tasks. Here, we report two experiments assessing the impact of spatial information on the learning of sequences in long‐term memory. Experiment 1 used digits presented within a familiar numeric keypad as stimuli compared against single digits presented in one location. Experiment 2 used novel nonwords, which were either presented in an unchanging arrangement permitting the building‐up of location knowledge or in a constantly changing arrangement. Both experiments demonstrated strong evidence that reliable spatial information facilitated sequence learning, particularly in later sequence positions. It is concluded that the incidental availability of spatialized information during study can facilitate learning of sequences of digits and nonwords. Furthermore, the spatial information can be learned during the task itself and does not need to be preexistent in long‐term knowledge.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of New York Academy of Sciences. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | visuospatial bootstrapping; working memory; serial recall; learning; spatialization |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2020 11:29 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:25 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/nyas.14429 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:165321 |