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The Effect of a Brief Mindfulness Exercise on Memory Recognition

Authors
Mengyang Liu1, *, Wanming Mo2, Zhiyan Xie3
1School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
2Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
3Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV47AL, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: 2019141500088@stu.scu.edu.cn
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Mengyang Liu
Available Online 29 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_57How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Mindfulness; Memory; Animacy effect
Abstract

Mindfulness is a psychological state of perception. Many studies abroad have shown that mindfulness exercise can affect memory performance. It was also found that individuals can recall living words more accurately than non-living words. However, in China, there is not enough research in this field. Therefore, this study is to verify whether there is a comprehensive effect on recognition memory from brief meditation exercises and the animacy of vocabulary in the Chinese sample. The participants were divided into three groups: the memory-improving mindfulness exercise group, the stress-reducing mindfulness exercise group, and the control group. The participants were asked to memorize 100 words and listen to the audio for three minutes. Finally, the participants’ recognition of living words and non-living words was tested under the interference of lures. The results showed that Chinese individuals could recall living words more accurately than non-living words. Future research could explore whether brief mindfulness exercise needs to meet some conditions to improve cognitive memory performance. Physiological mechanism of animacy’s influence on recognition memory performance could also be explored.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Sport Science, Education and Social Development (SSESD 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 November 2022
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978-2-494069-13-8
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_57How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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