ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

The Corner Matters: The Arrangement of Information on the Walls of a 3-Dimensional Virtual Room Influences Memory

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Cognitive Psychology

  • Stephan Schwan
    Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien
  • Baerbel Garsoffky
    Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien

Abstract

The spatial arrangement of pictures on the walls of a 3-dimensional room influences memory for picture pairs. In an online study, sensitivity was higher if photos of one pair were placed on the same wall instead of adjacent walls separated by a corner, although the spatial distance did not differ.

Memory