Research
Our Publications on Mnemonic Techniques
Kluger, F. E., Oladimeji, D. M., Tan, Y., Brown, N. R., & Caplan, J. B. (2022). Mnemonic scaffolds vary in effectiveness for serial recall. Memory (Hove, England), 1–26. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2022.2052322. [Experimental Data on OSF]
Caplan, J. B., Legge, E. L. G., Cheng, B., and Madan, C. R. (2019). Effectiveness of the method of loci is only minimally related to factors that should influence imagined navigation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72(10), 2541–2553. [Experimental Data on OSF]
Legge, E. L. G., Madan, C. R., Ng, E. T., & Caplan, J. B. (2012). Building a memory palace in minutes: Equivalent memory performance using virtual versus conventional environments with the Method of Loci. Acta Psychologica, 141(3), 380-390.
Studies made Easy-to-Understand
Here, we report on our research projects for a broad audience. There is a comprehensible summary and links to the scientific publications and/or posters for each study.
The development of a new mnemonic technique: The Autobiographical Method (Kluger et al., in preparation)
Der Erfolg der Loci-Methode hängt nur minimal vom „Navigieren im Kopf“ ab (Caplan et al., 2019) (Summary will follow soon)
Coming soon
Alternatives to the Method of Loci for older adults
Autobiographical versus fictional stories as mnemonic scaffolds
The role of navigation skills in the Method of Loci
Ongoing studies
Autobiographical versus fictional stories as mnemonic scaffolds
(Content will follow soon)
Alternatives to the Method of Loci for older adults
(Content will follow soon)
The role of navigation skills in the Method of Loci
(Content will follow soon)