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Melissa J Guynn1, Mark A McDaniel, Garrett L Strosser
1Department of Psychology, New Mexico State University, MSC 3452, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003-8001, USA, mguynn@nmsu.edu.
Memory & Cognition
|January 16, 2014
Summary
Item-specific processing aids recall recognition, while relational processing aids recall generation. This study integrates two models to explain memory recall components.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Memory Research
Background:
- Recall is explained by generate-recognize and relational-item-specific models.
- This study integrates these two theoretical frameworks.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate generation and recognition components in cued recall.
- Gauge effects of relational and item-specific processing on these components.
Main Methods:
- Implemented production and post-production recognition tasks.
- Used anagram-transposition for item-specific encoding.
- Used category-sorting for relational encoding.
Main Results:
- Item-specific encoding benefited recognition, not generation.
- Relational encoding benefited generation.
- Both encoding types benefited overall cued recall.
Conclusions:
- Item-specific processing influences the recognition component of recall.
- Relational processing influences the generation component of recall.
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