Contexts and functions of retrieval

Koriat & Goldsmith provide an excellent analysis of the flexibility of retrieval processes and how they are situationally dependent. I agree with their emphasis on functional considerations and argue that the traditional laboratory experiment motivates the subject to be accurate. However, I disa...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 1996-06, Vol.19 (2), p.209-210
Main Author: Winograd, Eugene
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Koriat & Goldsmith provide an excellent analysis of the flexibility of retrieval processes and how they are situationally dependent. I agree with their emphasis on functional considerations and argue that the traditional laboratory experiment motivates the subject to be accurate. However, I disagree with their strong claim that the quantity–accuracy distinction implies an essential discontinuity between traditional and naturalistic approaches to the study of memory.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X00042370