Dr. Kathleen Hourihan

Biography

Kathleen Hourihan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She holds a B.Sc. from Dalhousie University and a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo. Her research predominantly focuses on memory, specifically exploring the processes involved in remembering and forgetting information. Her work on intentional forgetting examines how various factors, such as the context of encoding and the distinctiveness of items, influence memory outcomes. Hourihan's explorations into metamemory seek to understand how people gauge their own memory capabilities and the effects different situational and cognitive variables have on these judgments. She has published numerous articles that contribute to our understanding of memory mechanisms, including studies on the effects of mood, working memory capacity, and the retrieval of emotional stimuli. Hourihan’s academic endeavors highlight her commitment to advancing knowledge in cognitive psychology, particularly in the realms of memory and learning.

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