Segregation Strategies in Memory Scanning

Mixed lists of digit pairs and consonant pairs were presented under Sternberg's scanning paradigm. The results indicated that the subjects partitioned this material into discriminable subsets but apparently only used that structure to reduce response latency when the test probes were negative....

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Published in:The American journal of psychology 1977-03, Vol.90 (1), p.39-44
Main Authors: Schmitt, John C., Scheirer, C. James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consonants
Experimental psychology
Memory
Timing devices
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Summary:Mixed lists of digit pairs and consonant pairs were presented under Sternberg's scanning paradigm. The results indicated that the subjects partitioned this material into discriminable subsets but apparently only used that structure to reduce response latency when the test probes were negative. Probe familiarity is discussed as a basis for this strategy.
ISSN:0002-9556
1939-8298
DOI:10.2307/1421638