Why is free recall practice more effective than recognition practice for enhancing memory? Evaluating the relational processing hypothesis
| Autor: | Katherine A. Rawson, Amanda Zamary |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Linguistics and Language
Word list 05 social sciences Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Cognition 050105 experimental psychology Language and Linguistics Test (assessment) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Free recall Artificial Intelligence 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cluster analysis Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Memory and Language. 105:141-152 |
| ISSN: | 0749-596X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jml.2019.01.002 |
| Popis: | Why are testing effects on memory stronger when practice tests involve free recall versus recognition? Three experiments tested the hypothesis that relational processing is evoked to a greater extent during free recall practice than during recognition practice. Students studied a list of words from taxonomic categories and then either restudied the word list several times or alternated between practice testing (either free recall or recognition) and restudy. Two days later, all groups completed final free recall and recognition tests. Replicating prior research, final free recall was greater after free recall practice versus recognition practice. Importantly, performance on measures of relational processing (clustering and category access) was greater following free recall practice versus recognition practice. The practice testing groups also showed unexpected but theoretically interesting differences in item-specific processing. The current work sheds light on why practice test format moderates testing effects; we discuss implications for existing theories of testing effects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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