PSYC 3226 Lecture 11: 4B – Problems with the Modal Model
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4b problems with the modal model (viable way of understanding memory); not considerable reasonable way to measure memory. Only acoustic/phonological factors should influence stm test performance. Posner & keele (1967: task: letter matching (y/n) for consecutively presented pairs. Wickens (1972: task: 4 successive recall trials w/ 3 words each; 1st 3 sets semantically related. Iv: relationship of 1st 3 sets to 4th (fruit name) set: dv: free recall, semantic factor influenced stm task. 35: semantic factors can influence short term memory. Only semantic factors should influence ltm test performance. Begg & robertson (1973: task: memory for noun. Iv: noun type (abstract [peace, harmony, etc. ] or concrete: dv: free recall, results: better recall of more easily imaged nouns, visual factor influenced ltm task. Nelson & rothbart (1972: task # -- word paired-associate (pa) learning, original learning (ol) to criterion; relearning (rl) 4 weeks later. 27-jury: dv: % correct on 1st rl trial, acoustic savings, phonological factor influenced ltm task.
