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The time-course of the generation effect

R W Smith1, A F Healy

  • 1University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. rodsmith@linc.cis.upenn.edu

Memory & Cognition
|March 31, 1998
PubMed
Summary

The generation effect enhances memory recall when items are generated rather than read. This study reveals that memory benefits from generation occur over time, not instantaneously.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory Research
  • Human Information Processing

Background:

  • The generation effect demonstrates superior memory for self-generated items compared to read ones.
  • Temporal dynamics of the generation effect remain largely unexplored.
  • Understanding the timing of memory trace formation is crucial for cognitive theories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the temporal origins of the generation effect.
  • To determine how processing time influences memory benefits from generation.
  • To elucidate the stage(s) of memory formation affected by generation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized variable stimulus onset times to manipulate processing duration.
  • Presented participants with stimuli requiring rule-based generation.
  • Measured subsequent memory recall for generated versus read items.

Main Results:

  • A discernible generation effect emerged even with brief processing windows (few hundred milliseconds).
  • The magnitude of the generation effect increased with extended processing time.
  • Memory benefits appear to accrue continuously or in discrete stages over time.

Conclusions:

  • The generation effect is not an instantaneous process but unfolds over time.
  • Memory trace strengthening or information accrual occurs progressively during generation.
  • Findings support models of memory formation involving temporal dynamics rather than single events.

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