A comparative analysis of serial and free recall

Multitrial free and serial recall tasks differ both in recall instruction and in presentation order across trials. Waugh (1961) compared these paradigms with an intermediate condition: free recall with constant presentation order. She concluded that differences between free and serial recall were du...

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Published in:Memory & cognition 2005-07, Vol.33 (5), p.833-839
Main Authors: KLEIN, Krystal A, ADDIS, Kelly M, KAHANA, Michael J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Comparative analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Information
Learning curves
Learning. Memory
Memory
Mental Recall
Paradigms
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Recall
Time Factors
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Summary:Multitrial free and serial recall tasks differ both in recall instruction and in presentation order across trials. Waugh (1961) compared these paradigms with an intermediate condition: free recall with constant presentation order. She concluded that differences between free and serial recall were due only to recall instructions, and not to presentation order. The present study reevaluated the relation between free and serial recall, using Waugh's three conditions. By examining recall transitions and the organization of information retained across trials, we conclude that presentation order is an important factor, causing participants to exhibit the same temporal associations in serial recall and in free recall with constant presentation order.
ISSN:0090-502X
1532-5946
DOI:10.3758/BF03193078