Cognitive mechanisms underlying the recall of positive relationships in social networks
Zoran Kovacevic, Christoph Stadtfeld · 2026
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Zoran Kovacevic and Christoph Stadtfeld study how people recall positive ties inside a student community in a 2026 analysis of repeated surveys with 820 participants. Remembering who counts as a friend or positive contact guides help seeking and invitations, yet searching memory for ties is demanding. Recall order was modeled to detect which cues steer each next name, covering likeness, shared settings, tie quality, and visibility.
Recall runs followed several cues at once, tied both to the link between rememberer and nominee and to links between names recalled back to back. Patterns held steady across people and network types, while shifting within each recall run and as the community matured. The authors present social memory as a structured search shaped by layered social cues.
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| CREATOR | Zoran Kovacevic, Christoph Stadtfeld |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71536 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |