Redintegration and the benefits of long-term knowledge in verbal short-term memory: An evaluation of Schweickert's (1993) multinomial processing tree model

Article Abstract:

An investigation into the impact of four long-term knowledge variables on serial recall accuracy is presented. Study showed a distinctive pattern of recall responses for four long-term knowledge phenomena, equivalent rates of totally incorrect recall responses for memory lists varying in lexicality but a vital influence of word and nonword phonotactic frequency and language familiarity on completely incorrect recalls.

Recollection (Psychology), Psychological research, Recall (Memory), Long-term memory

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The demonstration of short-term consolidation

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to illustrate the role of central processing mechanisms in the encoding of information in short-term memory. In this study, distinctions between three types of encoding were established. These include sensory encoding, perceptual encoding and short-term consolidation. Results showed that encoding information in short-term memory requires a distinct process called short-term consolidation.

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Heuristics as beliefs and as behaviors: the adaptiveness of the "hot hand"

Article Abstract:

The link between the rationality of a belief and the adaptiveness of a behavior is analyzed by examining the adaptiveness of the hot hand in basketball. The advantages of analyzing reasoning in terms of adaptiveness are illustrated.

Reasoning, Heuristic, Heuristics (Psychology)

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