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King, David R. W.; Anderson, John R. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Subjects memorized subject-verb-object propositions and then judged whether verb-object probes appeared in the same proposition. Reaction times and error rates were observed. Data indicate that activation spreads from probe concepts in parallel through the propositional network. A guessing model for errors was constructed. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Memorization, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
Anderson, John R.; Bower, Gordon H. – 1973
This book presents a description of a new theory of memory which departs from existing concepts. It integrates and explains in detail the recent research findings in sentence memory, language comprehension, search on long term memory, verbal learning, and forgetting and imagery. It also reports new experiments which clarify these issues. A major…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Conceptual Schemes, Language Skills

Anderson, John R.; Bower, Gordon H. – Psychological Review, 1972
Article describes two processes in free recall: a retrieval process and a recognition process. Experiments confirmed the predicted dissociation of recognition and retrieval. (Author/ML)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Experimental Psychology, Information Retrieval

Anderson, John R.; Paulson, Rebecca – Cognitive Psychology, 1978
To determine whether different long-term memory representations are necessary for verbal and visual material, subjects studied faces composed of visual features or verbal facts composed of concepts. Findings showed interference between verbal and pictorial information, and supported the ACT theory that pictorial and verbal materials are stored…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Higher Education