The role of interference in memory span
The role of interference in memory span
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DOI：
10.3758/bf03198529
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发表时间：
1999-09-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Kane, MJ
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作者：
May, CP;Hasher, L;Kane, MJ
在两个实验中，我们研究了主动干扰 (PI) 的敏感性影响记忆广度测量性能的可能性。我们对年轻人和老年人进行了测试（对老年人进行了测试，因为有人认为他们对 PI 的易感性存在差异）。我们使用两种不同的跨度测量并操纵测试程序来减少这些任务的 PI。对于老年人，跨度估计值随着每次 PI 降低操作的增加而增加；对于年轻人来说，当组合多种 PI 操作或在任务内 PI 特别高的范式中使用 PI 减少操作时，分数会增加。研究结果表明，PI 严重影响跨度性能。我们认为干扰倾向可能会影响以前被认为由能力控制的认知行为。
In two experiments, we investigated the possibility that susceptibility to proactive interference (PI) affects performance on memory span measures. We tested both younger and older adults (older adults were tested because of the suggestion that they are differentially susceptible to PI). We used two different span measures and manipulated testing procedures to reduce PI for these tasks. For older adults, span estimates increased with each PI-reducing manipulation; for younger adults, scores increased when multiple PI manipulations were combined or when PI-reducing manipulations were used in paradigms in which within-task PI was especially high. The findings suggest that PI critically influences span performance. We consider the possibility that interference-proneness may influence cognitive behaviors previously thought to be governed by capacity.