Friday, October 6, 2023

Google effect



The Google effect (also referred to as digital amnesia) is a tendency to forget information that can be quickly found online using a search engine such as Google.

Reference

Sparrow, B., Liu, J., & Wegner, D.M. (2011). Google effects on memory: Cognitive consequences of having information at our fingertips. Science, 333, 776-778. DOI:10.1126/science.1207745



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