TY - JOUR
T1 - Monotonic and nonmonotonic lag effects in paired-associate and recognition memory paradigms
AU - Glenberg, Arthur M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The first two experiments are based on a dissertation submitted to the University of Michigan in partial fulfillment for requirements of the Ph.D. Gratitude is expressed to the members of my committee for their aid and guidance: Arthur W. Melton (Chairman), Robert A. Bjork, Louis Jensen, and Robert G. Pachella. That research was completed while the author was supported by a USPHS Traineeship. Experiment I was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, under Contract No. F44602-C-0038. Experiment II was funded by a grant from the National Graduate Student Dissertation Grant, administered by the Horace H. Rackham Graduate Student Research Fund. Experiment III was supported by USPHS Grant No. l-ROl-MH26643-01 to A. M. Glenberg. Requests for reprints should be sent to Arthur M. Glenberg, Department of Psychology, Charter at Johnson St., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.
PY - 1976/2
Y1 - 1976/2
N2 - In Experiment I the relationship between response recall and the spacing of repetitions (lag), as a function of the retention interval, was investigated in the continuous paired-associate paradigm. At the short retention intervals (2 and 8 events) the lag function was nonmonotonic. At the longer retention intervals (32 and 64 events) the lag function increased monotonically. A version of encoding variability theory was used to explain these results. The theory was then tested in Experiments II and III. In the second experiment, using the Brown-Peterson paradigm, the lag function was monotonic for uncued recall, and nonmonotonic for cued recall. In the third experiment, using the continuous recognition memory procedure, the lag function was a nonmonotonic function of the lag interval between the first two presentations when the interval between the second and third presentations was short. Increasing the latter interval produced a lag function that was again monotonic. The results of the experiments support the theory which emphasizes the nature of the cues available for retrieval.
AB - In Experiment I the relationship between response recall and the spacing of repetitions (lag), as a function of the retention interval, was investigated in the continuous paired-associate paradigm. At the short retention intervals (2 and 8 events) the lag function was nonmonotonic. At the longer retention intervals (32 and 64 events) the lag function increased monotonically. A version of encoding variability theory was used to explain these results. The theory was then tested in Experiments II and III. In the second experiment, using the Brown-Peterson paradigm, the lag function was monotonic for uncued recall, and nonmonotonic for cued recall. In the third experiment, using the continuous recognition memory procedure, the lag function was a nonmonotonic function of the lag interval between the first two presentations when the interval between the second and third presentations was short. Increasing the latter interval produced a lag function that was again monotonic. The results of the experiments support the theory which emphasizes the nature of the cues available for retrieval.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-5371(76)90002-5
DO - 10.1016/S0022-5371(76)90002-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001878290
SN - 0022-5371
VL - 15
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
JF - Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
IS - 1
ER -