The role of prior familiarisation and meaningfulness of verbal and visual stimuli on directed forgetting
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DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2024.2358126
Abstract: ABSTRACT Intentional forgetting of unwanted information is a crucial cognitive function that is often studied with directed forgetting (DF) procedure, whereby cuing some study materials with Forget (F) instruction impairs their memory compared to cuing… read more here.
Keywords: meaningless; familiarisation; directed forgetting; stimuli ... See more keywords
Consequences of Sisyphean Efforts: Meaningless Effort Decreases Motivation to Engage in Subsequent Conservation Behaviors through Disappointment
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DOI: 10.3390/su13105716
Abstract: This paper explores the consequences of engaging in conservation efforts that later appear purposeless. Specifically, we tested the model in which disappointment lays at the root of decreased motivation in such situations. In Studies 1… read more here.
Keywords: effort; consequences sisyphean; condition; motivation ... See more keywords