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Koen, Joshua D.; Yonelinas, Andrew P. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
Koen and Yonelinas (2010) contrasted the recollection and encoding variability accounts of the finding that old items are associated with more variable memory strength than new items. The study indicated that (a) increasing encoding variability did not lead to increased measures of old item variance, and (b) old item variance was directly related…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Memory, Cognitive Processes, Models
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Unsworth, Nash – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2007
Two experiments explored the possibility that individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) partially reflect differences in the size of the search set from which items are retrieved. High- and low-WMC individuals were tested in delayed (Experiment 1) and continuous distractor (Experiment 2) free recall with varying list lengths. Across…
Descriptors: Retention (Psychology), Individual Differences, Recall (Psychology), Simulation
Schacter, Daniel L.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1978
Examines in some detail Richard Semon's analysis of human memory, places this analysis in its historical context, and discusses some reasons why this work is virtually unknown today. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Experimental Psychology, Learning Theories, Memory