Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)

The Effects of Divided Attention and Selective Attention on the Accuracy of Memory

Authors
Zhuxuan Ji1, *, , Hong Huang2, , Zizhan Wang3,
1All Saints Anglican School, Gold Coast, 4213, Australia
2Quanzhou No.5 HighSchool, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
3Xi’an Gaoxin NO.1 High School Fengdong High school, Xi’an, China

These authors contributed equally.

*Corresponding author. Email: 020554@asas.qld.edu.au
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Zhuxuan Ji
Available Online 24 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211220.263How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Divided attention; Selective attention; Memory
Abstract

Previous research has shown that memory accuracy can be affected by distracting attention. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effects of different types of attention during the encoding stage of memory on memory accuracy (the accuracy of recalled words). Sixteen (eight male and eight female) senior school students were randomly and equally assigned to an experimental group (divided attention group) and a control group (selective attention group). Listening to music as a popular interference is utilized to divide an individual’s attention in this experiment. Both selective and divided attention group participants were asked to memorize several English words in a certain period. However, the divided attention group participants were set to have an interference while listening to the words, whereas there was no interference in the selective attention group. Compared to the control group, the selective attention on words correctly recalling had a significantly higher mean score than the mean score of the divided attention (p<0.05). This finding suggests that the effects of the divided attention during the encoding stage on the accuracy of retrieved memory are negative compared to selective attention.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
24 December 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-495-7
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211220.263How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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