It’s not just doorways that make us forget what we came for in the next room

Oliver Baumann; Jessica McFadyen

It’s not just doorways that make us forget what we came for in the next room

Oliver Baumann^*
, Jessica McFadyen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Society & Design

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Abstract

Imagine you’re in the middle of watching a riveting episode of your favourite TV show. You decide the situation calls for popcorn, so you get up and head to the kitchen.

But when you arrive in the kitchen you suddenly stop and think to yourself: Why did I come in here?

Perplexed, you walk back into the living room. As soon as you sit down, you remember you wanted to make popcorn. You go back into the kitchen, this time with a newfound determination.

Original language	English
Journal	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 9 Mar 2021

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Doorways do not always cause forgetting: a multimodal investigation
McFadyen, J., Nolan, C., Pinocy, E., Buteri, D. & Baumann, O., 8 Mar 2021, In: BMC Psychology. 9, 41.
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