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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Understanding how encoding strategies influence memory interference is crucial for learning.
  • Previous research suggests specific strategies might preferentially activate certain memory codes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of encoding strategies (interactive imagery vs. repetitious rehearsal) on sensory and semantic interference.
  • To determine if encoding strategies dictate the type of memory code activated.

Main Methods:

  • Paired-associate lists were learned using either interactive imagery or rehearsal.
  • Sensory interference was induced by rhyming word pairs; semantic interference by associatively related pairs.
  • Control lists used unrelated word pairs.

Main Results:

  • Encoding strategy did not significantly alter the amount of sensory or semantic interference.
  • Both interactive imagery and rehearsal equally activated sensory and semantic codes.
  • These findings held true for both short and long encoding intervals.

Conclusions:

  • Encoding strategies do not solely determine the type of memory code activated.
  • Both sensory and semantic codes appear to be co-activated regardless of the encoding method used.
  • The results challenge theories suggesting complete control of code activation by encoding operations.