Better memory for information that relates to oneself is the:
AImplicit priming effect
BSpreading activation
CSelf-reference effect
DFlashbulb memory effect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Self-reference effect
1. Personal relevance deepens processing.
2. This is the self-reference effect.
3. Rogers, Kuiper and Kirker described it in 1977.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 8, Memory (CC BY 4.0)._
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