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Self-reference effect

The self-reference effect is a tendency for people to encode information differently depending on whether they are implicated in the information. When people are asked to remember information when it is related in some way to themselves, the recall rate can be improved.

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Self-reference effect

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Self-reference effect

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related to Adulthood · 15
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related to Research · 13
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related to Effect on students · 11
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related to Prefrontal cortex · 10
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related to Cortical mid-line structures · 7
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related to Evolutionary mechanism · 7
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related to External links · 7
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related to Childhood · 6
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related to Parietal lobe · 5
Self-reference effect → BOLD, During, In, Stimulation, To
is a · 2
Self-reference effect → rich and powerful encoding process that can be used multiple ways, tendency for people to encode information differently depending on whether they are implicated in the information

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Self-reference effectis atendency for people to encode information differently depending on whether they are implicated in the information0.90text
Self-reference effectis arich and powerful encoding process that can be used multiple ways0.90text
one by Jonesinstance ofStudies0.80text
Senseniginstance ofStudies0.80text
and Haley corroborated the idea that the self has a special constructinstance ofStudies0.80text
by simply asking experiment subjects to describe theirinstance ofStudies0.80text
illusory superiorityinstance ofThis ties in very well with other cognitive phenomena0.80text
in that it is a well observed fact that people rate themselves differently from how they rate othersinstance ofThis ties in very well with other cognitive phenomena0.80text
feelings of continuityinstance ofwhich is a theoretical construct made of essential features0.80text
unity as well as experience of agency.The idea of the self-reference effect being linked to the medial prefrontal cortex stems from several experiments attempting to locate the mechanisms involved in the self-referencing processinstance ofwhich is a theoretical construct made of essential features0.80text
a parentinstance ofit has been demonstrated that the memorial advantage afforded to self-referenced material can be diminished or eliminated when the comparison target is an intimate other0.80text
friendinstance ofit has been demonstrated that the memorial advantage afforded to self-referenced material can be diminished or eliminated when the comparison target is an intimate other0.80text

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