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Does Taking a Walk in Nature Enhance Long-Term Memory?

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Author
Rider, Nathan D.
Bodner, Glen E.
Accessioned
2016-01-29T20:14:43Z
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2016-01-29T20:14:43Z
Issued
2015-09-24
Subject
Nature
Environment
Memory
Recall
Recognition
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journal article
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Abstract
Given recent evidence that contact with nature can enhance cognitive processes, we measured whether students who took a brief on-campus walk in a natural environment showed improved retention of learned materials. Using a within-subjects design, we compared the effects of 10-minute walks in nature, urban, and indoor environments on long-term memory for word lists. Recall and recognition for word lists were tested in the indoor environment either after each walk (Experiment 1) or before each walk (Experiment 2). We failed to find an influence of walk type on either memory test in either experiment. Thus, contact with nature did not enhance students’ long-term memory under the conditions we tested. Our results contrast with a recent study in which learners showed better memory for lecture materials learned in a nature-enhanced classroom than in a control classroom. We identify potential explanations for our null findings and suggest future research directions.
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NSERC Discovery Grant
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Yes
Post-print version of article deposited according to Ecopsychology self-archiving policy http://www.liebertpub.com/forauthors/ecopsychology/300/, September 25, 2015. Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2015.0042.
 
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Psychology
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Arts
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University of Calgary
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Mary Ann Liebert, Publishers
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/eco.2015.0042
http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33348
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http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51067
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