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Does clock-watching make you clockwise?

A Richards1, C C French, P Harris

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of London, UK.

Memory (Hove, England)
|January 1, 1996
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People often use "IV" for four on Roman numeral clocks from memory. Copying clocks leads to "IIII", but this group later misremembers it as "IV" more often.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory Studies
  • Schema Theory

Background:

  • Previous research indicated differing representations of the number four on Roman numeral clocks based on drawing conditions.
  • The distinction between drawing from memory versus copying a visual stimulus was highlighted.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the subsequent memorial representation of the number four on Roman numeral clocks.
  • To examine how drawing conditions (memory vs. copy) influence the recall and recognition of numeral forms.
  • To test the role of schematic knowledge in visual representation.

Main Methods:

  • Replication of French and Richards' methodology involving drawing Roman numeral clocks.
  • Experimental conditions included drawing from memory (with/without forewarning) and copying.

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  • Subsequent tasks involved recalling or recognizing the numeral representation of four.

    • Main Results:

    • The effect of drawing condition on numeral representation was replicated.
    • Subjects in the copy condition were less likely to invoke schematic knowledge.
    • Participants who initially drew "IIII" (copy condition) were more prone to misremembering it as "IV" in later memory tasks.

    Conclusions:

    • Drawing from memory and copying engage different cognitive processes, particularly regarding schematic knowledge.
    • The act of copying may bypass deeper schematic processing, leading to later memory inaccuracies.
    • Schema theory provides a framework for understanding how visual information is encoded and retrieved from memory.