TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Augmenting Context-Dependent Memory
JO  - Journal of cognitive engineering and decision making
A1  - Proffitt, Dennis R.
A1  - O'Hargan, SP
A1  - Stefanucci, Jeanine K.
SP  - 391
EP  - 404
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
N2  - The goal of this study was to design a human-computer interface that would increase the memorability of information presented by providing context as compared with memory with no context. Our focus was in augmenting context-dependent memory because it is a powerful and often unexploited characteristic of human cognition. To amplify this cognitive strength, we built the InfoCockpit, which included a large screen containing projected images of places, a three-dimensional surround-sound system that played ambient noises congruent with the projected images, and a flat-panel monitor that served as the focal display for the presentation of the to-be-remembered information. Participants in our study learned and recalled information in either the InfoCockpit or a standard desktop environment. The InfoCockpit group demonstrated a 131% memory advantage. Contextual factors that were previously found to be effective in isolation created a large effect when presented in combination.<p />
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SN  - 1555-3434
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1518/155534307X264870
ID  - ref1
ER  -