Effort and Impact on Memory
(Simon, Williams, Wolfe & Hessler, 2015). In this study, Simon, Williams, Wolfe & Hessler (2015) examined the differences between participants with Machiavellian personality characteristics and people with low levels of Machiavellian characteristics, and found that those with high Machiavellian characteristics who lied about a video they watched versus those who did not lie were more prone to distortion of the material. In other words, lying about the material led to poorer recall but only for those with specific personality characteristics. Moreover, short term memory retention varies depending on variables like anxiety, which is adversely linked with recall even when effort levels are controlled for (Chadwick, et al, 2015). Therefore, there is a… Continue Reading...
