Immediate Rewards can be Stressful and Negatively Affect Memory Consolidation

DOI: 10.5176/2251-1865_CBP54

Authors: Juyoun Jung and Sanghoon Han

Abstract: Monetary rewards promote memory performance only after a delay (Murayama & Kuhbandner,2011)

Spacing Hypothesis: delaying feedback strengthens initially correct responses due to the spacing of encoding opportunities.

Learning Hypothesis: immediate feedback reinforce correct responses and thereby increase retention(Smith & Kimball, 2010).

Endogenous stress hormone can modulate human memory consolidation(Cahill & Alkire, 2003)