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Encoding and Retrieval Processes Involved in the Access of Source Information in the Absence of Item Memory
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Ball, B. Hunter; DeWitt, Michael R.; Knight, Justin B.; Hicks, Jason L. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2014
The current study sought to examine the relative contributions of encoding and retrieval processes in accessing contextual information in the absence of item memory using an extralist cuing procedure in which the retrieval cues used to query memory for contextual information were "related" to the target item but never actually studied.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Experimental Psychology, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
Focusing the Search: Proactive and Retroactive Interference and the Dynamics of Free Recall
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Unsworth, Nash; Brewer, Gene A.; Spillers, Gregory J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
Targeting information in long-term memory is an important cognitive ability, but one that is not well understood. In this study, 4 experiments were conducted to examine the influence of proactive and retroactive interference on memory targeting. Participants were given either 1 or 2 lists and asked to recall List 1, List 2, or in some cases both…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Interference (Learning), Memory, Recall (Psychology)