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Effects of modality and repetition in a continuous recognition memory task: Repetition has no effect on auditory recognition memory.
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Acta psychologica [Acta Psychol (Amst)] 2018 Apr; Vol. 185, pp. 72-80. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 06. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Previous research has shown that auditory recognition memory is poorer compared to visual and cross-modal (visual and auditory) recognition memory. The effect of repetition on memory has been robust in showing improved performance. It is not clear, however, how auditory recognition memory compares to visual and cross-modal recognition memory following repetition. Participants performed a recognition memory task, making old/new discriminations to new stimuli, stimuli repeated for the first time after 4-7 intervening items (R1), or repeated for the second time after 36-39 intervening items (R2). Depending on the condition, participants were either exposed to visual stimuli (2D line drawings), auditory stimuli (spoken words), or cross-modal stimuli (pairs of images and associated spoken words). Results showed that unlike participants in the visual and cross-modal conditions, participants in the auditory recognition did not show improvements in performance on R2 trials compared to R1 trials. These findings have implications for pedagogical techniques in education, as well as for interventions and exercises aimed at boosting memory performance.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-6297
- Volume :
- 185
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Acta psychologica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29407247
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2018.01.012