Monica Thieu is a four-time "Jeopardy!" contestant and a postdoctoral fellow in Emory's Department of Psychology. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review recently published her finding that two memory systems — one for facts and another for personal experiences are more entwined in the minds of top trivia experts compared to others.
"In trivia experts, it appears that these two systems are talking to each other in unique ways," Thieu says. "Our findings for this special population may help us better understand how memory works in normative populations."
Thieu says her personal experience in trivia competitions helped in the design of the study.
"It's trick to make sure that lab experiments are both rigorous and reflect lived experience," Thieu says. "I know the world of trivia experts well."
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