Interference in Short-Term Retention of Discrete Movements
Abstract
A series of three experiments examined retroactive interference in the retention of discrete movements, and used this technique to examine the encoding of a discrete movement. The apparatus used for this purpose was a manual lever which could swing in a horizontal plane. The lever could be moved by S, or it could be mechanically driven, moving S's arm through some predetermined angle. Results indicated that forgetting was directly related to the amount of motor output produced by S during the retention interval, which suggests that the most important information used to encode discrete movement is the motor output required to execute that movement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0721218
Entities
People
- Reginald Austin Sorby Adams
Organizations
- University of Michigan