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Verbal overshadowing: A special issue exploring theoretical and applied issues
Author(s) -
Meissner Christian A.,
Memon Amina
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/acp.928
Subject(s) - psychology , phenomenon , generality , stimulus (psychology) , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , epistemology , psychotherapist , philosophy
Over a decade of research has investigated the verbal overshadowing effect. This phenomenon, first demonstrated by Schooler and Engstler‐Schooler (1990), indicates that verbally describing a non‐verbal stimulus (such as a face) can impair subsequent attempts at identification of the stimulus. Taken together, the current special issue on verbal overshadowing explores three critical aspects of the effect: (a) debates regarding the theoretical mechanisms governing the phenomenon, (b) boundary conditions that might define when the effect is observed, and (c) new domains and paradigms that explore the generality of the phenomenon. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.