Effort and Impact on Memory
anxiety, which is adversely linked with recall even when effort levels are controlled for (Chadwick, et al, 2015). Therefore, there is a complex interaction of variables when it comes to measuring the effects of effort on memory recall. Since the 1980s, researchers have used the term cognitive load to refer to the specific type of effort spent at memory recall. Issues related to the capacity model of attention have also been under scrutiny (Mitchell & Hunt, 1989). These theories show that cognitive load impacts “working memory,” linked more to short term memory than to long term retention of facts (Chadwick, et al, 2015). Cognitive load theory has suggested specific numbers of units of… Continue Reading...
