Recent developments of more effective Multiple Sclerosis (MS) medications with severe side-effect profiles mean that patients with MS must recall and comprehend highly complex risk-benefit treatment information. Yet studies have shown reduced risk awareness in people with MS, wh…
The present study investigated the effects of four independent variables on free immediate recall of four texts: (1) background knowledge, (2) the global structure of the texts, (3) the propositional structure of the texts, and (4) subjects' second/foreign language proficiency l…
Two multi-group studies were conducted to investigate flashbulb (FB) memories for the death of the President of Turkey, Turgut Özal. In Study 1, the recollections of two groups of participants (Turks living in Turkey and in North America) were obtained twice, two weeks and seven…
Using a 3 x 2 experimental design, this study focuses on the cognitive processes of understanding and remembering from television news. Data were presented from an experimental 3 x 2 design in which the two independent variables (a) graphic visualization at three levels (no grap…