cognition and the digital world

Question 1

4 studies for cognition in the digital world

Answer 1

sparrow 2001
storm 2016
glass 2013
ishikanawa

Question 2

who proposed transactive memory

Answer 2

Wegner 1985

Question 3

what is transactive memory

Answer 3

type of meta memory
memories that are not really in your mind, but you know where or who to ask to recall them

Question 4

what is the google effect

Answer 4

The tendency to forget information that can easily be found online, often remembering how to find it rather than what it is.

Question 5

explanation of the google effect

Answer 5

This reflects transactive memory, where we rely on digital devices as external storage rather than encoding information ourselves. It changes how we process information, focusing on retrieval methods rather than deep learning.

Question 6

study for google effect

Answer 6

sparrow

Question 7

biological explanation of google effect

Answer 7

Reduced use of the hippocampus may occur when we offload memory, as this region is key for forming long-term memories.

Question 8

problems of the google effect

Answer 8

May weaken semantic memory, reduce critical thinking, and lead to surface-level understanding over time.

Question 9

positive effect of tech study

Answer 9

glass 2013

Question 10

negative effect of tech study

Answer 10

west

Question 11

what is storm’s research 1 line

Answer 11

using internet search engine to retrieve information makes us more likely to do so in future information recall tasks