Higher-value intentions are more likely to be offloaded than lower-value ones¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? High-value intentions associated with larger financial reward were much more likely to be offloaded than low-value intentions. → Gilbert 2023

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

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports Dupont et al. (in press), showing value-based selection of intentions for offloading, with the corollary that internal memory may be left with only low-value information if the external store fails. No effect size is printed.

"Dupont et al. ( in press ) , who showed that high-value intentions (associated with a larger financial reward) were much more likely to be offloaded than low-value intentions."

Discussion¶

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