Eye-closure increases children’s memory accuracy for visual material

Research shows that closing the eyes during retrieval can help both adults and children to remember more about witnessed events. In this study, we investigated whether the eye-closure effect in children is explained by general cognitive load, modality-specific interference, or a combination. 120 chi...

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Main Authors: Serena eMastroberardino, Annelies eVredeveldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00241/full