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Google Effects on Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertips

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2011·Science(peer-reviewed)·science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1207745

Authors

B. Sparrow·Jenny J W Liu·D. Wegner

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Empirical study on cognitive effects of internet-accessible information, relevant to understanding how AI systems and information access shape human cognition and decision-making in safety-critical contexts.

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Year
2011
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peer-reviewed
Categories
Science
DOI:10.1126/science.1207745Semantic Scholar

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# Google Effects on Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertips
Authors: Betsy Sparrow, Jenny Liu, Daniel M. Wegner
Journal: Science
Published: 2011-08-05
DOI: 10.1126/science.1207745
## Abstract

Owing to Internet search, we are more likely to encode “where” aspects of memory rather than “what.”
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