Talk:Von Restorff effect

I plan to add a section dealing with the Von Restorff effect's implications for the real world by giving a couple of simple day to day examples (i.e. advertising and remembering a grocery list). As far as making an addition to science, I will include an area discussing the Von Restorff effect and how it varies with age. Finally, I will include any major hyperlinks to other relevant pages, particularly the "recency" and "primacy effect" if I am able to work those terms into this page. Any suggestions on how to do so? Cnwobu (talk) 12:35, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. I think the page needs to be divided into two sections:definition and history. Paragraphs 3 and 4 should move to where 5 and 6 are with the history section starting with the line "Von Restorff worked as a postdoctoral assistant..." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicolette12345 (talk • contribs) 02:02, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I agree this should be organized in a better way, but I think paragraphs 5 and 6 should immediately follow paragraph 1. It is much easier to understand when the definition is followed by a classic example. The last sentence of the first paragraph "It is a bias in favour of remembering the unusual" seems out of place and I would recommend grouping it with paragraph the last paragraph(6). This would then be followed by the history behind Mr. Von Restorff. If you're looking for more things to add, I would suggest linking a recent study demonstrating the von Restorff effect, as well as explaining why it happens. Samliu365 (talk) 23:29, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sam, I like your idea for this specific organizational change. I will probably go ahead and do that but it may or not be futile since we plan on doing a complete overhaul of the page. Including why the VRE happens will be a major point that I will note when doing my edits. Thanks!

I agree with you both about the organizational changes. I would also recommend that you include another example of the Von Restorff effect. The article seems to only contain one, and this one example leads the reader to believing that the Von Restorff effect occurred because of a color change, however, it is possible a word stands out without being highlighted or in a different format. I think it would be valuable to provide at least one example such as how the word "murder" stands out in a list such as "bed, desk, green, chair." Zoeberk (talk) 21:40, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just a small note about von Restorff is that she was female (one user said "Mr. Von Restorff" in an earlier post), so simply make sure any corrections you make are consistent with her correct identification. Jasonbrovich (talk) 03:03, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Examples

I think having more examples for this article would be very beneficial for people who are wondering what the effect is and how it works. Possibly showing an example from a secondary source that show a word list with one word being very different could easily explain and exemplify the effectiveness and power of this effect.Ospring1234 (talk) 15:25, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I agree examples would be helpful, a photograph of the lists like those of color or words like murder and torture would help. In addition I would include small explanations of the serial positioning effect and other outside examples as well as their links, because some people may know the idea but not the name. If they don't know what the example is describing it becomes much less useful as a learning tool. Courtney Crump (talk) 16:41, 24 April 2016 (UTC) Courtney[reply]

One other suggestion I might make about providing examples (in addition to explaining the two linked effects in the final paragraph) would be to cite some sort of specific experiment, perhaps one performed by von Restorff herself. Jasonbrovich (talk) 03:02, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Organization

I now think the page should be split into a definition and then examples. I don't think there is a need for a history of von Restorff as it is hyperlinked to her own Wiki page. A history of her adds nothing to understanding the effect. Instead, this page should focus on the von Restorff effect and what that means. Examples will include one relating to physically changing an item in a list, and the other will demonstrate how meaningfulness can impact recall and produce the effect. Nicolette12345 (talk) 12:47, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I definitely agree that including the background information about Von Restorff and her history is rather futile. I think for starters I will go through any information regarding her background and begin removing it! Cnwobu (talk) 12:47, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Citations

Don't forget to add the second article you have cited in-text to your references section!

Also, when I was looking at other Wiki pages, some have been criticized for relying on one reference. I completely understand that the page is under construction right now, and perhaps it may be difficult to find other non-original sources; however, it is important to keep in mind that adding relevant references is always great!

One potential area to expand could be looking if there are any age related differences for this effect. I found this article below and here's a part of the abstract: "Although demonstrated numerous times with younger adults and children, this effect has not been found with older adults (Cimbalo & Brink, 1982). In contrast to the earlier study, we obtained a significant von Restorff effect for both younger and older adults using a physical manipulation of font colour. The effect size for older adults was smaller than that obtained for younger adults, confirming a prediction of Naveh-Benjamin's (2000) associative deficit hypothesis, which attributes age-related differences in memory performance to older adults' reduced ability to form associations. The findings are consistent with related research in which older adults demonstrate similar—but smaller—benefits for distinctive information to those for younger adults." http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17470210701626608 Lastly, you could benefit from going to this article and looking at the references they've cited. You may be able to find "non-original" research and/or potential topics to expand your wiki page. Adaaka (talk) 14:24, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]