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  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, England. fparmentier@plymouth.ac.uk

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
|July 21, 2004
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The suffix effect, a memory impairment from list-ending items, was tested in visuospatial recall. A visuospatial suffix significantly hindered memory for the last dot

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visuospatial Memory

Background:

  • The suffix effect is a known memory phenomenon impacting verbal recall.
  • Its occurrence in non-verbal domains like visuospatial memory is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the suffix effect in a visuospatial serial recall task.
  • To determine if visual or auditory suffixes impact visuospatial memory.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a serial recall task remembering dot positions on a screen.
  • Visuospatial or auditory suffixes were presented after the dot sequences.
  • Recall accuracy for dot positions was analyzed.

Main Results:

  • A visuospatial suffix significantly impaired recall of the final dot's position.

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  • The effect was consistent regardless of suffix visual similarity to target dots.
  • Visuospatial suffixes had a greater impact than auditory suffixes on recall.

    • Conclusions:

    • The suffix effect is not limited to verbal memory and extends to visuospatial domains.
    • Visuospatial suffixes specifically disrupt memory for recent items in a spatial sequence.
    • This suggests a universal grouping mechanism underlying the suffix effect.