Collaboration changes both the content and the structure of memory: Building the architecture of shared representations.
@article{Congleton2014CollaborationCB, title={Collaboration changes both the content and the structure of memory: Building the architecture of shared representations.}, author={Adam R. Congleton and Suparna Rajaram}, journal={Journal of experimental psychology. General}, year={2014}, volume={143 4}, pages={ 1570-1584 } }
Memory research has primarily focused on how individuals form and maintain memories across time. However, less is known about how groups of people working together can create and maintain shared memories of the past. Recent studies have focused on understanding the processes behind the formation of such shared memories, but none has investigated the structure of shared memory. This study investigated the circumstances under which collaboration would influence the likelihood that participants…
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