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I am interested in studying various factors of human memory and learning. I'm currently working on a project that looks at how response modality (writing something down vs. responding verbally) influences memory for items in testing situations. |
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B.A., Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 2007, Psychology (with honors)
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M.A., Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2011
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Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2014
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Click here to download Adam Putnam's curriculum vitae. |
Adam L. Putnam
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1125
St. Louis, MO 63130
Email: adam.putnam@wustl.edu
Lab Phone: (314) 935-8731
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- Peshkam, A., Putnam, A., Mensink, M., & Rapp, D.N. (2007, May). The effects of prereading instructions on readers' encoding of irrelevant text. Paper presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
- Peshkam, A., Putnam, A., Mensink, M., & Rapp, D.N. (2007, July). The effects of prereading instructions on readers' encoding of irrelevant text. Poster presented at the 17th annual meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Glasgow, Scotland.
- Rapp, D.N., Peshkam, A., Mensink, M., & Putnam, A. (2008, March). Can pre-reading instructions reduce the allure of seductive details? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
- Peshkam, A., Mensink, M. C., Putnam, A. L., & Rapp, D. N. (in press). Warning readers to avoid irrelevant information: When being vague might be valuable. Contemporary Educational Psychology.
- Putnam, A.L. (2010, June). Modality of response and the testing effect. Paper presented at the Show Me Mental Life Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Roediger, H. L., Putnam, A. L., & Smith, M. A. (2011). Ten benefits of testing and their applications to educational practice. In J. Mestre & B. Ross (Eds.), Psychology of learning and motivation: Cognition in education. (pp. 1-36). Oxford: Elsevier. [PDF]
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