Doorways do not always cause forgetting: a multimodal investigation (2021)
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- The study aimed to conceptually replicate the 'doorway effect' (location updating effect) using virtual and physical environments across four experiments.
- Experiments 1 and 2 used virtual reality with and without working memory load; Experiments 3 and 4 used passive video watching and active real-life movement, respectively.
- No significant effect of doorways on forgetting was observed in most experiments, except in Experiment 2 where working memory load led to increased false alarm rates for mismatched probes.
- The findings challenge the generalizability and robustness of the doorway effect, suggesting it may be more nuanced and dependent on factors like working memory load and task design.
- The study concludes that the doorway effect likely requires specific conditions to manifest, such as high cognitive interference, and may not be as robust as previously reported.