Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
28
Number
1
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2022
Abstract
Extrinsic reward has been shown to influence memory performance. This study sought to examine the effects of extrinsic reward on the individual processes of encoding/retrieval. Thirty-eight participants were divided into three groups; each underwent a memory task consisting of an encoding phase, filler task, and retrieval phase. The control group did not have an opportunity to receive a reward, unlike the two experimental groups who both had potential to receive a lottery ticket conditional on strong memory performance, although they differed in the times in which they were made aware of the potential reward. An improvement in memory performance primarily attributable to motivated retrieval was expected. There was no significant difference in memory performance or motivation between groups.
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Recommended Citation
Wenger, Joshua D.
(2022)
"Motivation and memory: An analysis of performance-dependent reward-based motivational effects on encoding and retrieval,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 28:
No.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol28/iss1/1
Department
Dept. of Psychology