Object memory is multisensory: Task-irrelevant sounds improve recollection.

ABSTRACT: Hearing a task-irrelevant sound during object encoding can improve visual recognition memory when the sound is object-congruent (e.g., a dog and a bark). However, previous studies have only used binary old/new memory tests, which do not distinguish between recognition based on the recollection of details about the studied event or stimulus familiarity. In the present research, we hypothesized that hearing a task-irrelevant but semantically congruent natural sound at encoding would facilitate the formation of richer memory representations, resulting in increased recollection of details of the encoded event. Experiment 1 replicates previous studies showing that participants were more confident about their memory for items that were initially encoded with a congruent sound compared to an inco

SUBMITTER: Duarte SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040470 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature