Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Mentor/Supervising Professor Name
Garcia, Melissa
Abstract (Description of Research)
College students frequently incorporate breaks of various types into their study sessions; however, limited research has examined how different types of breaks affect memory retention. The proposed study will examine how exercising, spending time on social media, or participating in quiet rest affect delayed recall among undergraduate college students. The study predicts that students who participate in an exercise break will show improved memory retention, while students who are exposed to social media will experience reduced memory retention. The study also hypothesizes that students who are assigned to the quiet rest condition will demonstrate no significant change in retention. Undergraduate students will be randomly assigned to group A (exercise), B (social media content), or C (quiet rest). Memory retention will be measured using a delayed recall test. The expected findings will contribute to understanding how effective study breaks influence memory and cognitive performance for undergraduate students.
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Which is The Most Effective Study Break: Movement, Media, or Rest?*
College students frequently incorporate breaks of various types into their study sessions; however, limited research has examined how different types of breaks affect memory retention. The proposed study will examine how exercising, spending time on social media, or participating in quiet rest affect delayed recall among undergraduate college students. The study predicts that students who participate in an exercise break will show improved memory retention, while students who are exposed to social media will experience reduced memory retention. The study also hypothesizes that students who are assigned to the quiet rest condition will demonstrate no significant change in retention. Undergraduate students will be randomly assigned to group A (exercise), B (social media content), or C (quiet rest). Memory retention will be measured using a delayed recall test. The expected findings will contribute to understanding how effective study breaks influence memory and cognitive performance for undergraduate students.