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Playing for Keeps: Long-Term Recall With an Application Using Virtual Reality and the Method of Loci.
| Τίτλος: | Playing for Keeps: Long-Term Recall With an Application Using Virtual Reality and the Method of Loci. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Hagström J; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden., Winman A; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. |
| Πηγή: | Scandinavian journal of psychology [Scand J Psychol] 2026 Aug; Vol. 67 (4), pp. 1090-1098. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 23. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0404510 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1467-9450 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00365564 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Oxford : Blackwell Original Publication: Oslo : Scandinavian University Press |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Mental Recall*/physiology , Motivation*/physiology , Spatial Memory*/physiology , Virtual Reality*, Retention, Psychology/physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Young Adult ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Strategies that provide spatial context to study material have been successfully utilized combined with virtual 3D technology to improve memory and learning. However, research suggests that memory enhancement effects relying on visualization may be of a short-term nature. The current study aimed to test whether these effects persist after a retention interval of 3 weeks. Additionally, we explored correlations with perceived efficiency, motivation, and gaming experience. German nouns with gender assignment were presented to 48 participants, either without or within a provided spatial context by a virtual reality application. Experimental effects persisted over a three-week retention interval and were unrelated to motivation and gaming experience. These effects were pronounced, with a 50% memory boost in the experimental condition and increased over time, suggesting decreased forgetting rate. Findings provide insights on the potential of learning applications based on spatial memory and individual factors. (© 2026 The Author(s). Scandinavian Journal of Psychology published by Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: method of loci; mnemonic techniques; motivation; spatial memory; virtual reality |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260323 Date Completed: 20260710 Latest Revision: 20260813 |
| Update Code: | 20260813 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13352563 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/sjop.70089 |
| PMID: | 41869906 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1467-9450 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/sjop.70089 |