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Peer reviewedJohnson, G. J. – Psychological Review, 1991
An associative model of serial learning is described based on the assumption that the effective stimulus for a serial-list item is generated by adaptation-level coding of the item's ordinal position. How the model can generate predictions of aspects of serial-learning data is illustrated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Coding, Difficulty Level
Sietsema, Douglas J. – 1979
Empirical research is reviewed in the area of cognitive psychology pertaining to models of human memory. Research evidence and theoretical considerations are combined to develop guidelines for future theory development related to the human memory. The following theoretical constructs and variables are discussed: (1) storage versus process…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedCorballis, Michael C. – Psychological Review, 1979
Ratcliff's theory of memory retrieval which posits parallel processing and Sternberg's serial processing explanation of memory scanning are reviewed and contrasted. Discrepancy between the two theories may arise because they focus on different aspects of the data. If scanning without comparisons takes place, the two views may be reconciled.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Cues, Learning Processes
