Memorial and strategic determinants of tactile recency

Author(s): Miles, C.

Journal/Book: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 1999; 25: 750 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, USA. Amer Psychological Assoc. 630-643.

Abstract: Across 4 experiments, recency arising from the presentation of 5-item tactile lists was assessed with immediate and delayed recall with or without a same-modality suffix. The lists were presented with or without concurrent verbalization and at rates varying from 0.5 s to 2 s per item. Delaying recall or the addition of a suffix impaired recency both in the absence of concurrent verbalization during list presentation and at the 1-s presentation rate. In contrast, both concurrent verbalization during list presentation and a 0.5-s presentation rate restored recency for both the delayed recall and suffix conditions. This pattern of data is problematic for sensory memory and for trace discriminability accounts of modality and suffix effects. It is suggested that a sensory memory account together with an attention-biasing strategy by which limited encoding resources are diverted toward the terminal list item can better accommodate the data.

Note: Article Miles C, Cardiff Univ, Sch Psychol, POB 901, Cardiff CF1 3YG, S Glam, WALES

Keyword(s): AUDITORY SUFFIX; MODALITY; IMMEDIATE

Zurück | Weiter