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Verb frequency and enactment in implicit and explicit memory

J Engelkamp1, H D Zimmer, A Kurbjuweit

  • 1Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany.

Psychological Research
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Verb frequency and enactment differently impact memory. Verb frequency affects both explicit and implicit memory, while enactment primarily influences explicit memory, suggesting distinct underlying information processing.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Understanding the distinct contributions of verb frequency and enactment to memory recall is crucial.
  • Previous research has explored these factors separately, but their combined effects on explicit and implicit memory require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the additive effects of verb frequency and enactment on explicit memory (recognition).
  • To examine the influence of prior enactment and verb frequency on implicit memory (verb identification).
  • To determine if verb-frequency and enactment effects stem from different types of information processing.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted to assess memory performance.
  • Participants completed explicit memory tests (recognition) and implicit memory tests (verb identification).

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  • The study manipulated verb frequency and enactment during learning.

    • Main Results:

    • Verb frequency and enactment showed additive effects on explicit recognition memory.
    • Prior enactment did not influence the implicit verb-identification test.
    • Verb frequency significantly affected the implicit verb-identification test.

    Conclusions:

    • Verb-frequency and enactment effects are likely based on different types of information.
    • The verb-frequency effect is proposed to be a lexical effect.
    • The enactment effect is suggested to be non-lexical, indicating distinct memory encoding processes.