Effect of Visuospatial Interference on Memory Consolidation for Familiar or Unfamiliar Environments

Examined the effect of visuospatial interference (Tetris) on memory for familiar (own campus) or unfamiliar (novel campus) environments. Results showed main effects for familiarity on free recall, cued recall, and recognition. Primary details were retained; the only effect of visuospatial interference was seen for minor peripheral details.