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The role of control processes in temporal and semantic contiguity
M Karl Healey1, Mitchell G Uitvlugt2
1Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 316 Physics Road, East Lansing, MI, USA. khealey@msu.edu.
Memory & Cognition
|February 7, 2019
Summary
Control processes significantly influence memory recall. Focusing on meaning nearly eliminated temporal organization effects, showing how cognitive control shapes memory retrieval dynamics.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Memory Research
Background:
- Memory performance is influenced by fixed memory structures and task-specific control processes.
- Temporal contiguity and semantic contiguity effects describe recall organization based on list proximity and associations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how control processes govern temporal and semantic contiguity effects in free recall.
- To determine the impact of different recall instructions on memory organization.
Main Methods:
- Subjects studied semantically clustered words presented in a randomized order.
- Recall was tested under standard, order-based, or meaning-based instructions.
- Analyses included within-cluster transitions and an order reconstruction task.
Main Results:
- Strong semantic relationships reduced the temporal contiguity effect under standard recall.
- Meaning-based recall instructions nearly eliminated the temporal contiguity effect.
- Temporal information was encoded but not prioritized during memory search due to control processes.
Conclusions:
- Control processes play a crucial role in modulating recall dynamics and the expression of memory effects.
- Further research is needed on the empirical and computational aspects of control processes in memory.
- Cognitive control actively shapes how temporal and semantic information influence memory retrieval.
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