Increased retention due to category shift : a perceptual-attentive phenomenon?

Author

Leonard J. Bianchi

Date of Award

1975

Degree Name

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Type of Degree

M.A.

Document Type

Thesis

First Advisor

Anne Collen

Abstract

A stimulus that is qualitatively distinct from other stimuli tends to show higher retention in Free Recall (FR) and short-term memory distraction (STM) tasks. This finding applies equally well to an isolated stimulus which belongs to a taxonomic category different from other stimuli.

Subject(s)

Memory -- Experiments

Memory -- Research

Short-term memory.

Recommended Citation

Bianchi, Leonard J., "Increased retention due to category shift : a perceptual-attentive phenomenon?" (1975). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1976.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1976