Hauke Meyerhoff

Hauke Meyerhoff

Hauke Meyerhoff is a researcher and first author of the 2021 study comparing intention offloading, pattern copy and short-term memory capacity.

Who they are

Hauke Meyerhoff is a researcher and first author of the 2021 study comparing intention offloading, pattern copy and short-term memory capacity. On this site the name is tied to Cognitive Offloading, Working Memory.

Key papers

Meyerhoff, H. S., Grinschgl, S., Papenmeier, F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2021). Individual differences in cognitive offloading: A comparison of intention offloading, pattern copy, and short-term memory capacity. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 6, 34.

Grinschgl, S., Papenmeier, F., & Meyerhoff, H. S. (2021). Consequences of cognitive offloading: Boosting performance but diminishing memory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74(9), 1477-1496.

Key ideas

Cognitive Offloading: Using the world, or a device, to hold information so the brain does not have to.

Working Memory: The small, temporary store that holds what you are currently thinking about.

Sources

  1. Meyerhoff, H. S., Grinschgl, S., Papenmeier, F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2021). Individual differences in cognitive offloading: A comparison of intention offloading, pattern copy, and short-term memory capacity. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 6, 34.
  2. Grinschgl, S., Papenmeier, F., & Meyerhoff, H. S. (2021). Consequences of cognitive offloading: Boosting performance but diminishing memory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74(9), 1477-1496.