Concept information
Preferred term
Zeigarnik effect
Definition(s)
- The tendency to remember discontinued tasks better than completed tasks.
Broader concept(s)
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• MacLeod, C. M. (2020). Zeigarnik and von Restorff: The memory effects and the stories behind them. Memory & Cognition, 48(6), 1073–1088. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01033-5
[Study type: historical study / Access: open]
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• Zeigarnik, B. (1927). Das Behalten erledigter und unerledigter Handlungen. Psychologische Forschung, 9, 1–85.
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-RS4N9VCC-M
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