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The category access measure of relational processing.

D J Burns1, C A Brown

  • 1Department of Psychology, Union College, Schenectady, New York 12308, USA. burnsd@union.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|August 18, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Relational processing may decrease category access (CA) initially, but increased relational processing leads to higher CA scores, suggesting a complex relationship. This finding impacts memory recall research.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Memory Research

Background:

  • Category access (CA) and items recalled per category (IPC) correlate with relational and item-specific processing, respectively.
  • Previous findings suggest CA increases with recall level, and relational processing may lower CA compared to random recall.
  • M. D. Murphy (1979) proposed that relational processing decreases CA after accounting for recall-level differences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nuanced relationship between relational processing and category access (CA).
  • To re-evaluate the impact of relational processing on CA, considering recall-level adjustments.
  • To determine if a curvilinear relationship exists between relational processing and CA scores.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1 was conducted to examine CA and IPC scores under different processing conditions.

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  • Reanalysis of previously published data was performed to corroborate findings.
  • Statistical adjustments were made for recall-level differences to isolate processing effects.

    • Main Results:

    • Relational processing yielded lower CA scores compared to item-specific processing or random recall.
    • Despite initial lower scores, increased relational processing correlated with increased CA, even after adjustments.
    • A curvilinear relationship between relational processing and CA scores was suggested by the data.

    Conclusions:

    • The study indicates that relational processing has a complex, potentially curvilinear, effect on category access.
    • Adjusting for recall level is crucial for accurately assessing the impact of relational processing on CA.
    • Findings challenge previous assumptions and highlight the importance of processing intensity in memory organization.