On the Learning of Distractors during Controlled and Automatic Processing.
Abstract
Subjects performed an incidental learning task which consisted of scanning lists of words for either their own name, first names other than their own, words representing a unit of time, or words containing the letter G. Subjects completed all of the scanning tasks followed by a final free recall test. Recall performance was near floor ranging from 0 to 7 percent making interpretation somewhat problematic. In the own name search, none of the distractors were recalled. Other name distractors were best recalled and distractor recall corresponding to searches for units of time and words containing G were equal. The data lend supportive evidence to the assumption that controlled processing is required for the modification of long-term memory. It is also concluded that task appropriate controlled processing determines coding efficiency. The data support the assumption that control processing is specialized to modify LTS, whereas automatic processing performs operations without modification of LTS. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 04, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA084152
Entities
People
- Arthur D. Fisk
- Walter Schneider
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign