Adaptive Memory: The Mnemonic Value of Animacy
Adaptive Memory: The Mnemonic Value of Animacy
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DOI：
10.1177/0956797613480803
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发表时间：
2013-10-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
LeBreton, James M.
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作者：
Nairne, James S.;VanArsdall, Joshua E.;LeBreton, James M.
区分有生命的（有生命的）和无生命的（无生命的）东西是生存和成功繁殖的必要条件。人们普遍认为，活力是一种基本维度，出现在发育早期，但它在记忆中的作用目前尚不清楚。我们报告的两个研究表明，动画是一个关键的记忆维度，是最重要的项目维度之一，最终控制保留。两项研究都表明，有生命的单词比无生命的单词更容易被回忆起来，即使在刺激类别与其他记忆相关的维度（例如，可想象性和意义）相等之后。通过功能进化分析，可以很容易地预测动画的助记调整。
Distinguishing between living (animate) and nonliving (inanimate) things is essential for survival and successful reproduction. Animacy is widely recognized as a foundational dimension, appearing early in development, but its role in remembering is currently unknown. We report two studies suggesting that animacy is a critical mnemonic dimension and is one of the most important item dimensions ultimately controlling retention. Both studies show that animate words are more likely to be recalled than inanimate words, even after the stimulus classes have been equated along other mnemonically relevant dimensions (e.g., imageability and meaningfulness). Mnemonic tunings for animacy are easily predicted a priori by a functional-evolutionary analysis.