Free Recall and Abstractness of Stimuli
The relation of abstractness of stimuli to efficiency of free recall was studied in college and fourth-grade students. Groups were shown a sequence of objects, pictures, and object names and were asked to recall what they had seen. Recall tests were conducted either immediately after presentation of...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1971-05, Vol.172 (3983), p.597-599 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The relation of abstractness of stimuli to efficiency of free recall was studied in college and fourth-grade students. Groups were shown a sequence of objects, pictures, and object names and were asked to recall what they had seen. Recall tests were conducted either immediately after presentation of the stimulus-sequence, after 24 hours, or after 1 week. Objects were recalled more frequently than pictures, and pictures more frequently than words. Adults performed better than children, except in the case of objects. |
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ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.172.3983.597 |