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Transposition asymmetry in immediate serial recall.

Karl Haberlandt1, J Graham Thomas, Holly Lawrence

  • 1Psychology Department, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA. Karl.Haberlandt@trincoll.edu

Memory (Hove, England)
|June 14, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Participants often recall transposed items too early in immediate serial recall tasks. This forward-looking error pattern in memory recall strengthens as list length increases.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Memory

Background:

  • Immediate serial recall involves remembering items in their presented order.
  • Transposition errors occur when items are recalled in the wrong positions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the directionality of transposition errors in immediate serial recall.
  • To determine factors influencing the asymmetry of these memory errors.

Main Methods:

  • Four experiments were conducted using immediate serial recall tasks.
  • Participants' recall errors, specifically transpositions, were analyzed.
  • Error patterns were examined in relation to list length and other experimental variables.

Main Results:

  • A consistent asymmetry was found, with transposed items recalled too early.

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  • This transposition asymmetry intensified with longer lists.
  • The error pattern was unaffected by report order, output position, cueing, or recall mode.

    • Conclusions:

    • The findings support a forward-looking model of memory errors in serial recall.
    • This pattern aligns with transpositions observed in free recall and speech production.
    • The study contributes to understanding the mechanisms underlying serial memory errors.