Sara B Festini
Biographic Data
| ID | 5855787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara B Festini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara B |
| FAMILY NAME | Festini |
| SIGNATURE | FESTINI S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tampa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7135-2642 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Curiosity and children’s memory for a dinosaur exhibit
Curiosity can boost memory. Here, curiosity and memory were evaluated within children aged 4–9-years old, after their interaction with a novel triceratops dinosaur exhibit at a children’s museum. After visiting an exhibit with a full skeleton fossil of a triceratops, children were re-exposed to 10 dinosaur facts that had been displayed within the exhibit, half of which were prominently-displayed and half of which were more minor facts. Approximat…
Face masks degrade our ability to remember face-name associations more than predicted by judgments of learning
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks became required attire. Face masks obstruct the bottom portion of faces, restricting face processing. The present study examined the influence face masks have on memory predictions and memory performance for new face-name associations. Participants studied face-name pairs presented for 8 s (Experiment 1) or 10 s (Experiment 2). Half of the face-name pairs included a face mask obstructing the nose a…
What makes us busy? Predictors of perceived busyness across the adult lifespan
Busier people tend to perform better on cognitive tasks than less busy individuals. Nevertheless, the characteristics that are associated with greater perceived busyness are unknown. To address this question participants (N = 463) from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study (ages 20-89) completed a self-report busyness assessment and demographic, health, personality, and lifestyle measures. Results revealed that perceived busyness peaked in 30-year-olds…
Theories of Memory and Aging
The present article reviews theories of memory and aging over the past 50 years. Particularly notable is a progression from early single-mechanism perspectives to complex multifactorial models proposed to account for commonly observed age deficits in memory function. The seminal mechanistic theories of processing speed, limited resources, and inhibitory deficits are discussed and viewed as especially important theories for understanding age-relat…
Dysexecutive Amnesia
What makes us busy? Predictors of perceived busyness across the adult lifespan
Busier people tend to perform better on cognitive tasks than less busy individuals. Nevertheless, the characteristics that are associated with greater perceived busyness are unknown. To address this question participants (N = 463) from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study (ages 20-89) completed a self-report busyness assessment and demographic, health, personality, and lifestyle measures. Results revealed that perceived busyness peaked in 30-year-olds…
Dysexecutive Amnesia
Theories of Memory and Aging
The present article reviews theories of memory and aging over the past 50 years. Particularly notable is a progression from early single-mechanism perspectives to complex multifactorial models proposed to account for commonly observed age deficits in memory function. The seminal mechanistic theories of processing speed, limited resources, and inhibitory deficits are discussed and viewed as especially important theories for understanding age-relat…
What makes us busy? Predictors of perceived busyness across the adult lifespan
Busier people tend to perform better on cognitive tasks than less busy individuals. Nevertheless, the characteristics that are associated with greater perceived busyness are unknown. To address this question participants (N = 463) from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study (ages 20-89) completed a self-report busyness assessment and demographic, health, personality, and lifestyle measures. Results revealed that perceived busyness peaked in 30-year-olds…
Face masks degrade our ability to remember face-name associations more than predicted by judgments of learning
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks became required attire. Face masks obstruct the bottom portion of faces, restricting face processing. The present study examined the influence face masks have on memory predictions and memory performance for new face-name associations. Participants studied face-name pairs presented for 8 s (Experiment 1) or 10 s (Experiment 2). Half of the face-name pairs included a face mask obstructing the nose a…
Curiosity and children’s memory for a dinosaur exhibit
Curiosity can boost memory. Here, curiosity and memory were evaluated within children aged 4–9-years old, after their interaction with a novel triceratops dinosaur exhibit at a children’s museum. After visiting an exhibit with a full skeleton fossil of a triceratops, children were re-exposed to 10 dinosaur facts that had been displayed within the exhibit, half of which were prominently-displayed and half of which were more minor facts. Approximat…
Psychology (5 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Neuroscience (3 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Memory and Neural Mechanisms (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Agreeableness (1 work)