FACTORS AFFECTING INFORMATION PROCESSING IN SHORT-TERM MEMORY,
Abstract
Three experiments were conducted to investigate several of the variables that affect information processing in short-term memory as reflected by the strategies used by Ss in a visual search task. The first study investigated differences in strategy as a function of method of payoff. The second study was concerned with changes in strategy when Ss shifted from one incentive ratio to another. The third study was concerned with differences in strategy when Ss were confronted with different work loads. Two general conclusions have emerged from these investigations. First, Ss strategy for optimal information processing in this task is determined by his method of payoff and his work load (Study 1 and Study 2). Second, the degree to which a strategy can be successfully implemented is limited by the interference effects of differential target value and value ratio (Study 1 and Study 2). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0646373
Entities
People
- John B. Soward
- Joseph F. Hearns
- Stanley M. Moss
Organizations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst