Surprisingly little research has examined the phenomenon of being reminded, or having a prior experience come to mind during a current, related experience. Remindings are a regular occurrence in daily life and they can be beneficial for maintaining memories of both the item that one is being reminded of and the item triggering the reminding. In situations where interference would be expected to occur between similar memories, reminding can not only protect against interference, but it can also create facilitation of memory. I discuss research detailing the impact of reminding as well as the limited research done to understand what influences rates of reminding. In a series of four experiments I probe these influences, revealing a significant impact of word frequency, context variability, and imageability on rates of reminding. Alternatively, animacy and distinctiveness were not found to impact reminding in the current A-B, A-D paradigm. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Spring Semester 2019. / April 17, 2019. / Context Variability, Facilitation, Frequency, Interference, Memory, Reminding / Includes bibliographical references. / Colleen M. Kelley, Professor Directing Dissertation; Gretchen L. Sunderman, University Representative; Walter Richard Boot, Committee Member; J. Frank Johnson, Committee Member; Michael P. Kaschak, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_709761 |
| Contributors | Gray, Nicholas Daniel (author), Kelley, Colleen M. (Professor Directing Dissertation), Sunderman, Gretchen L. (University Representative), Boot, Walter Richard (Committee Member), Johnson, Frank (Committee Member), Kaschak, Michael P. (Committee Member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Arts and Sciences (degree granting college), Department of Psychology (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (78 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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