On consolidation and the potency of delayed stimulus suffixes

In a strictly serial recall task, increasing the temporal separation of a spoken memory list and a spoken distractor (stimulus suffix) is known to reduce the latter's potency as a source of interference. This phenomenon was studied further using suffix delays in the range 0.8-6.4 s and a transc...

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Published in:Quarterly journal of experimental psychology 1974-08, Vol.26 (3), p.472-479
Main Authors: Routh, D. A., Mayes, J. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In a strictly serial recall task, increasing the temporal separation of a spoken memory list and a spoken distractor (stimulus suffix) is known to reduce the latter's potency as a source of interference. This phenomenon was studied further using suffix delays in the range 0.8-6.4 s and a transcription task to minimize rehearsal during the suffix delay. The results indicated that the probability of correct recall from the terminal serial position, of a sequence of eight digits, is a linearly increasing function of the logarithm of the suffix delay, over the range studied. The results are discussed in terms of their value as evidence for the existence of a consolidation process. Present address: Department of Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1HH. Present address: Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1RD.
ISSN:0033-555X
DOI:10.1080/14640747408400436