Enactment enhances integration between verb and noun, but not relational processing, in episodic memory

Improved recall has consistently been demonstrated following motor activation at encoding (SPT), compared to traditional verbal learning (VT). Enhancements of item‐specific processing and relational processing have been proposed as possible mechanisms to account for this SPT effect. There is ample e...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of psychology 2005-08, Vol.46 (4), p.315-321
Main Author: VON ESSEN, JAN D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attention
Cohort Studies
Comprehension
Cues
Episodic memory
Female
Humans
integration
item-specific processing
Male
Memory, Short-Term
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Paired-Associate Learning
Psychology
Psychomotor Performance
Psykologi
relational processing
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Semantics
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Socialvetenskap
subject-performed tasks
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Summary:Improved recall has consistently been demonstrated following motor activation at encoding (SPT), compared to traditional verbal learning (VT). Enhancements of item‐specific processing and relational processing have been proposed as possible mechanisms to account for this SPT effect. There is ample evidence supporting the notion of enhanced item‐specific processing, however it is still unclear whether enhancement of relational processing contributes to improved recall. In the present study, 2 experiments were designed to address this issue. In Experiment 1, memory under 2 encoding conditions (VT vs. SPT) and 3 recall conditions (free recall vs. category‐cued recall vs. verb‐cued recall) were studied in 3 large samples (N= 500–600). Experiment 2 replicated the findings of Experiment 1, and controlled for the use of actual objects, short‐term memory effects, and carryover effects, in Experiment 1. The results in both experiments showed an interaction between type of encoding and type of recall. Verb‐cued recall was affected differently by SPT encoding, as compared to category‐cued recall and free recall. The results indicate that enhanced integration between verb and noun is an effect of SPT encoding, whereas enhanced relational processing is not.
ISSN:0036-5564
1467-9450
1467-9450
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00461.x