Event Title
Kodak Moments: The Influence of Taking Photos of People vs. Objects on Long Term Memory
Location
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Start Date
1-5-2014 1:00 PM
End Date
1-5-2014 2:00 PM
Project Type
Poster
Description
The purpose of this experiment is to test the effect taking photos of people and objects has on memory. The experiment consists of a 40 object tour in the Colby College Museum of Art where participants will take pictures of some objects and observe others. The next day they will be sent an online survey asking them about the pieces of art they viewed on the tour. We expect to see the greatest impairment on memory for the objects in which participants were asked to take a picture of while someone was standing next to it. This is because, in general, our associative memory is not strong.
Faculty Sponsor
Martha Arterberry
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Psychology Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
209
Kodak Moments: The Influence of Taking Photos of People vs. Objects on Long Term Memory
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
The purpose of this experiment is to test the effect taking photos of people and objects has on memory. The experiment consists of a 40 object tour in the Colby College Museum of Art where participants will take pictures of some objects and observe others. The next day they will be sent an online survey asking them about the pieces of art they viewed on the tour. We expect to see the greatest impairment on memory for the objects in which participants were asked to take a picture of while someone was standing next to it. This is because, in general, our associative memory is not strong.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2014/program/296