 |
| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Interference in implicit memory caused by processing of interpolated material.
Full Abstract
This study addresses the susceptibility of implicit memory to interference. Interference is manipulated by presenting interpolated lists of words that do or do not have word stems in common with previously studied target words (e.g., target word paragraph followed by interpolated words such as paradise or vicinity). Interference in a word stem completion task occurred only when words had similar word stems (Experiment 1). Increasing the number of interpolated words with corresponding word stems (e.g., not only paradise but also parking, pardon, and parliament) produced increasing amounts of interference (Experiment 2). Interference in implicit memory appears to be a simple response competition phenomenon that occurs when cues simultaneously activate primed targets and primed competing responses. The amount of interference can be explained by a quantitative model of the relative strengths of target and competing responses.
Learn Faster Today Improve your study skills
Author information
Author/s: Martens, Sander (S); Wolters, Gezinus (G);
Affiliation: University of Groningen.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: The American journal of psychology (Am J Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 115 (issue 2) : pp 169-85
Dates: Created 2002/06/03; Completed 2002/12/04; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12041006, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.
External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):
Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.
This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.
MeSH headings (categories)
This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.
|
|
Related articles
This article has not been indexed for related articles as yet, however you can still use the live related article search links below.
See a large map of 100+ related articles.