Encoding Variability and The Effect of Spacing of Repetitions in Continuous Recognition Memory
Abstract
Two experiments in learning and memory were conducted to test the variable encoding theory of the spacing effect. The distance between two repetitions and the contextual environment affecting probability of getting a same or different code were orthogonally varied in a modified Shepard- Teghtsoonian (1961) continuous recognition list. The target items were homographs and each of them was paired with either a biasing context word (a word inducing a particular meaning of the target) or a neutral context word. Upon presentation of a context-target doublet, Ss were to indicate both the relatedness between the two items and the frequency of prior occurrences for each of them.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0754960
Entities
People
- Chaiyaporn Wichawut
Organizations
- University of Michigan