APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Contamination All Around: Exploring the Contamination Effect In Free Recall across Multiple Encoding Formats
- Oleksandr Vozovikov
University of Aveiro - Natalia Fernandes
William James Center for Research, University of Aveiro - Sónia Santos
William James Center for Research, University of Aveiro - Samuel Silva
Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, University of Aveiro - Josefa Pandeirada
William James Center for Research, University of Aveiro
Abstract
Prior work reported memory tuning for potential sources of contamination using, primarily, static stimuli and desktop procedures. We will extend this by testing 2D flat (desktop/large screen) and 3D 360-degree videos (VR-HMD), while using the standard encoding and surprise memory procedure, expecting larger contamination effects in the more immersive settings.