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Serial order in spatial immediate memory

M M Smyth1, K A Scholey

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Lancaster, U.K. m.smyth@lancaster.ac.uk

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology
|February 1, 1996
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Spatial memory recall is prone to errors, especially with adjacent items. Findings suggest spatial order effects are primarily position-based, similar to verbal memory.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Memory
  • Spatial Cognition

Background:

  • Serial order effects are well-documented in verbal memory.
  • Understanding spatial memory's susceptibility to order effects is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate serial order effects in spatial memory.
  • To determine the nature of errors in spatial recall and recognition.
  • To compare spatial and verbal memory for serial order phenomena.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments involving spatial recall, recognition of transpositions, and probe tasks.
  • Analysis of error patterns in recall data.
  • Assessment of recognition accuracy for immediate transpositions.

Main Results:

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  • Immediate transpositions were the most frequent recall error.
  • The first and last serial positions were less error-prone than middle positions.
  • Immediate transpositions were difficult to recognize, and a traditional serial position effect was not observed in recognition.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial memory order effects are largely position-based, mirroring findings in verbal memory.
  • The first and last positions in spatial sequences are more robustly encoded.
  • Difficulties in recognition tasks may stem from maintaining and comparing spatial sets.