Talk:Zeigarnik effect

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I postulate that the Zeigarnik effect is the reason that when you stop listening to a song before it is finished and leave (i.e. not listen to another song), the song gets stuck in your head and you keep repeating it over and over until you finish it. BLAH BLAHPoromenos 00:21, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Zeigarnik (pronounced how?) effect; occurs all the time to me

The song example is a good one & frequently happens to me. Similar to the formerly close relationships with people which have become distant to the point of absence but never had closure enough to be forgotten?

[edit] Incomplete Definition

The Zeigarnik Effect normally provides us with a sense of completion at the end of a task. It isn't explicitly about leaving things unfinished. The theory goes that this sense of completion deters one from wholly completing a task. For example, if a college student is up late at night writing a paper, he/she might feel very relieved at this completion and thus in this feeling of satifaction forget to do the next step (which might be proofreading). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by NotUntilNow (talk • contribs) 14:23, 15 February 2007 (UTC).

The defintion states that people remember "uncompleted or interrupted tasks better than completed ones". Of course they do, after all if a task is completed it is no longer important. Important things are remembered, and unimportant things are forgotten. Uncompleted tasks still have relevence, and thus sticks out in a person's mind longer.24.118.227.213 10:57, 21 September 2007 (UTC)