Post-answer interest enhances trivia answer memory more strongly in adolescents than in children¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q2–q3 · i2 medium
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q3 i2 Recall did not differ significantly between high- and low post-answer interest in children, but adolescents recalled high-interest answers significantly more often, and the interest-driven memory advantage increased with age. → Fandakova Yana 2021

Evidence¶

Fandakova Yana 2021¶

Fandakova Yana, Gruber Matthias J. (2021). States of curiosity and interest enhance memory differently in adolescents and in children. Developmental Science, 24(1), e13005. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13005

q3 · i2 · associational · r1

ANOVA on recall proportions with within-subjects factor post-answer interest (high vs. low) and age group. The study reports "a significant age group-by-post-answer interest interaction (F(1,58) = 4.92, p = .03, ηp2 =.08)"; post-hoc tests showed Mdifference = 4% (padj = .24) in children versus Mdifference = 12% (padj < .001) in adolescents.

"revealed a main effect of interest (F(1,58) = 17.60, p < .001, ηp2 = .23) along with a significant age group-by-post-answer interest interaction (F(1,58) = 4.92, p = .03, ηp2 =.08)"

Fandakova Yana 2021 (2)¶

Fandakova Yana, Gruber Matthias J. (2021). States of curiosity and interest enhance memory differently in adolescents and in children. Developmental Science, 24(1), e13005. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13005

q2 · i2 · associational · r2

Follow-up correlation treating age as continuous confirmed the group analysis: the interest-driven memory enhancement was "positively correlated with participants’ age (Pearson’s r = .31, pone-tailed = .01)".

"the post-answer interest-driven memory enhancement (proportion correct recall for high versus low post-answer interest) was positively correlated with participants’ age (Pearson’s r = .31, pone-tailed = .01; Figure 2C)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• States of high pre-answer curiosity enhance memory for trivia answers similarly in children and adolescents
• Positive information prediction errors enhance memory for low-curiosity answers increasingly with age
• Curiosity enhances learning, including for incidental material encountered during high-curiosity states — a broader claim this one bears on