Hedwig von Restorff, who lived from 14 December 1906 to 6 July 1962, was a German psychologist and psychiatrist and pediatrician known for her discovery of the isolation effect that bears her name. In her 1933 study she found that when participants were presented with a list of categorically similar items with one distinctive, isolated item, memory for the isolated item was improved. The isolation effect is also known as the Von Restorff effect.
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Hedwig von Restorff (14 December 1906 – 6 July 1962) was a German psychologist known for her discovery of the isolation effect that bears her name.
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Hedwig von Restorff (14 December 1906-6 July 1962) was a German psychologist known for her discovery of the isolation effect that bears her name.
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The von Restorff effect, also known as the isolation effect, predicts that when multiple homogeneous stimuli are presented, the stimulus that differs from the rest is more likely to be remembered.
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