Ghibellini, Romain; Meier, Beat (7 September 2023). Achievement Motivation Affects Memory For Unfinished Tasks (Unpublished). In: ESCOP. Porto, Portugal.
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This study aimed to investigate whether achievement motivation affects memory for finished and unfinished tasks. We tested 1094 young adults, who were presented with 12 anagrams and given one minute to complete each of them. After a short delay, they had to recall as many anagrams as possible. The results showed that unsolved anagrams were more likely to be recalled than solved ones. Moreover, achievement motivation resulted in higher recall of unsolved anagrams. These findings provide support for the special status of unfinished tasks in memory and highlight the importance of achievement motivation for Zeigarnik-like phenomena.
Item Type: |
Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Cognitive Psychology, Perception and Methodology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Ghibellini, Romain, Meier, Beat |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Romain Ghibellini |
Date Deposited: |
04 Dec 2023 13:06 |
Last Modified: |
04 Dec 2023 13:06 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
intention memory, unfinished tasks, Zeigarnik effect, anagrams, achievement motivation |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/189777 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/189777 |
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