1. Memory for words location in writing.
- Author
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Le Bigot N, Passerault JM, and Olive T
- Subjects
- Adult, Attention, Cognition, Humans, Linguistics, Reaction Time, Reading, Task Performance and Analysis, Vocabulary, Memory, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Recognition, Psychology, Space Perception, Verbal Behavior, Writing
- Abstract
In two experiments, we investigated memory for words location after writing a text. Experiment 1 demonstrated the existence of a memory for words location in writing by showing that participants who first composed a text and were then asked to locate words extracted from their text performed above a chance level established using a computer simulation, and better than participants who did not compose a text but were told the subject of the text. Experiment 2 showed that memory for words location in writing is mainly supported by a visuospatial representation of the text, as indicated by the lower recall of words location by participants who performed a visuospatial concurrent task at the time of the composition, compared with participants who performed a verbal concurrent task. The findings highlight the role of a spatial representation of the physical layout of the text and the role of such a memory in the writing process.
- Published
- 2009
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