Better Memory Makes People Tire of Experiences More Quickly

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Based on the findings present in this article,  the size of an individual's working memory relates to how quickly they reach a point of satiation with any given event or activity. Associate professor Noelle Nelson of University of Kansas and assistant professor Joseph Redden of the University of Minnesota, co-authored a test study among undergraduate participants to examine how their varying sizes in working memory affect their level of boredom for each experiment. Their findings stated that those with larger working memory capacities became bored of the tasks they were given quicker than those with smaller memory capacities.  

I found this to be a very informative and intriguing read. I think it is phenomenal that our brain can take a distinct, vivid image of a memory of ours and capture that moment so precisely that we feel we've experienced it multiple times. I do wish that the article would dive into more detail about the experiments conducted, and how Nelson and Redden determine the level of working memory for each individual in the experiment.

http://neurosciencenews.com/memory-experience-behavior-6550/ 

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  1. UnknownMay 1, 2017 at 10:05 PM

    Our working memory and how quickly we reach a point of satiation with an event or activity made me think of when we learned about emotion generation. How we feel towards something is determined by the situation, attention, appraisal, and response. If the experience is similar to something we have experienced in the past then less attention needs to be paid before reaching an appraisal and finally a response.

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