Strategy perseveration: prior offloading experience biases later offloading choices¶
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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · reviewr2–r3·q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? With free choice in phase 2, participants tended to perseverate with whichever strategy they had been forced to use in phase 1. → Gilbert 2023
q2 i? Previous use of an offloading strategy did not influence subsequent unaided memory in the short term. → Gilbert 2023 (2)
Evidence¶
Gilbert 2023¶
Gilbert, S. J., Boldt, A., Sachdeva, C., Scarampi, C., & Tsai, P.-C. (2023). Outsourcing Memory to External Tools: A Review of 'Intention Offloading'. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02139-4
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The review reports Scarampi and Gilbert (2020, Experiment 2), a two-phase intention offloading task with forced strategy in phase 1 and free choice in phase 2. No effect size is printed.
"Results showed that despite their free choice of strategy, participants tended to perseverate with whichever strategy they had used in phase 1"
Gilbert 2023 (2)¶
Gilbert, S. J., Boldt, A., Sachdeva, C., Scarampi, C., & Tsai, P.-C. (2023). Outsourcing Memory to External Tools: A Review of 'Intention Offloading'. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02139-4
q2 · i? · review · r3
The review reports this null short-term effect from Experiment 1 of the same study, noting the authors use it against 'digital dementia' fears. No effect size is printed.
"Scarampi and Gilbert (2020, Experiment 1) also found that previous use of an offloading strategy did not influence subsequent unaided memory, at least in the short term"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Offloading attenuates individual differences linked to unaided ability — related
- Taking initial multiple-choice tests without feedback can lead students to later produce the incorrect lure answers they selected, even when an overall retrieval practice benefit occurs — related
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Strategy perseveration: prior offloading experience biases later offloading choices |
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Strategy perseveration: prior offloading experience biases later offloading choices |
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