Modality‐general benefit of eye‐closure on the retrieval of intentionally learned information

• Published in: Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 452 - 457
• Main Author: Ebersbach, Mirjam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley 01.03.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Accuracy; Between-subjects design; Eye; Eye Movements; eye‐closure effect; Free recall; Information Retrieval; Intentional Learning; Learning; long‐term memory; Memory; modality‐specificity; Recall (Psychology); Retrieval; verbal memory; visual distraction; Visual memory; Witnesses; Word Lists

The beneficial effect of eye‐closure during retrieval was demonstrated in many studies addressing eyewitness memory or memory of episodic events. Fewer studies examined the effect concerning the intentional learning of verbal information. Furthermore, the question of whether the eye‐closure effect i...