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

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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 Islamic Azad university, Chalous branch

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine effects of changing attention and context in an awake offline processing period on visual long – term memory.

Methods: This study was applied in terms of purpose and semi-experimental. For this purpose, 36 students from Alzahra University were randomly divided into 3 groups (ANT intervention group, background change intervention group and non-intervention group), each group 12 persons. Inclusion criteria were previous non-performance of participants with the activities presented in the study, right-handed, not having visual problems. Retention tests were taken at a distance of 30 minutes and 24 hours. Chart Snellen, St Mary's Sleep Questionnaire, Sternberg working memory test and attention network test were used to collect data.

Results: The results of analysis of variance showed that all three groups in the practice second block, has better performance compared to the first block, namely the acquisition of skills happened in three groups. Subjects of the non-intervention group 30 minutes retention test had better performance than subjects of the attention and context intervention intervention group(p<0/05). The results also showed that subjects in all three groups after 24 hours had better performance compared to the stage of the acquisition and test of learning 30 minutes later(p<0/05). The non-intervention group showed the best performance among three groups.

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

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 26 November 2024

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

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