Effects of Changing Attention and Context in an Awake Offline Processing Period on Visual Long Term Memory

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of motor behavior, faculty of Sport sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Physical Education, Islamic Azad University, Chalous Branch, Mazandaran, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine effects of changing attention and context in a wake offline processing period on visual long – term memory.
Methods: his study was applied in terms of its purpose using a quasi-experimental approach. Thirty-six students were randomly divided into 3 groups (attention intervention group, context change intervention group, and non-intervention group), with 12 persons in each group. Retention tests were administered at intervals of 30 minutes and 24 hours. The data were collected using the Chart Snellen, St. Mary's Sleep Questionnaire, Sternberg Working Memory Test, and Attention Network Test.
Results: The results of analysis of variance showed that all three groups, in the second practice block, had better performance compared to the first block, meaning that the acquisition of skills occurred in all three groups. Subjects in the non-intervention group on the 30‑minute retention test had better performance than subjects in the attention and context intervention groups (P< 0.05). Subjects in all three groups after 24 hours had better performance compared to the acquisition stage and the 30‑minute retention test (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Sleeping and comfort training improve long-term visual memory performance. Context and attention interventions can impair memory consolidation.

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Sports Psychology
Volume 17, Issue 2
February 2025
Pages 87-106

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  • Receive Date: 30 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 17 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 26 November 2024

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