Cognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.

The goals of this study were to assess the primary effects of the use of cognitive strategy and a combined measure of numeric ability on recall of every-day numeric information (i.e. prices). Additionally, numeric ability was assessed as a moderator in the relationship between strategy use and memor...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b31ad50653f3453dadac2bb4f23b4bed2021-11-18T07:54:38ZCognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0057999https://doaj.org/article/b31ad50653f3453dadac2bb4f23b4bed2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23483964/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The goals of this study were to assess the primary effects of the use of cognitive strategy and a combined measure of numeric ability on recall of every-day numeric information (i.e. prices). Additionally, numeric ability was assessed as a moderator in the relationship between strategy use and memory for prices. One hundred participants memorized twelve prices that varied from 1 to 6 digits; they recalled these immediately and after 7 days. The use of strategies, assessed through self-report, was associated with better overall recall, but not forgetting. Numeric ability was not associated with either better overall recall or forgetting. A small moderating interaction was found, in which higher levels of numeric ability enhanced the beneficial effects of strategy use on overall recall. Exploratory analyses found two further small moderating interactions: simple strategy use enhanced overall recall at higher levels of numeric ability, compared to complex strategy use; and complex strategy use was associated with lower levels of forgetting, but only at higher levels of numeric ability, compared to the simple strategy use. These results provide support for an objective measure of numeric ability, as well as adding to the literature on memory and the benefits of cognitive strategy use.Douglas BerminghamRobert D HillDan WoltzMichael K GardnerPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 3, p e57999 (2013)
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Douglas Bermingham
Robert D Hill
Dan Woltz
Michael K Gardner
Cognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.
description The goals of this study were to assess the primary effects of the use of cognitive strategy and a combined measure of numeric ability on recall of every-day numeric information (i.e. prices). Additionally, numeric ability was assessed as a moderator in the relationship between strategy use and memory for prices. One hundred participants memorized twelve prices that varied from 1 to 6 digits; they recalled these immediately and after 7 days. The use of strategies, assessed through self-report, was associated with better overall recall, but not forgetting. Numeric ability was not associated with either better overall recall or forgetting. A small moderating interaction was found, in which higher levels of numeric ability enhanced the beneficial effects of strategy use on overall recall. Exploratory analyses found two further small moderating interactions: simple strategy use enhanced overall recall at higher levels of numeric ability, compared to complex strategy use; and complex strategy use was associated with lower levels of forgetting, but only at higher levels of numeric ability, compared to the simple strategy use. These results provide support for an objective measure of numeric ability, as well as adding to the literature on memory and the benefits of cognitive strategy use.
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title Cognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.
title_short Cognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.
title_full Cognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.
title_fullStr Cognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive strategy use and measured numeric ability in immediate- and long-term recall of everyday numeric information.
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