Individual differences in sensory processing sensitivity amplify effects of post-learning activity for better and for worse

Memory retention without SPS as a covariate

Immediate recall performance did not differ between the wakeful resting (M = 9.45, SD = 2.45) and the distraction (M = 9.81, SD = 2.47) post-encoding conditions, t(63) = − 1.23, p = 0.224. To test whether the number of correctly remembered words at Session 2 differed between conditions over time, we conducted a two-way repeated measures ANOVA with recall time (immediate vs. after 7 days) and post-encoding activity (wakeful resting vs. distraction) as within-subjects’ factors. Results showed a significant main effect…