Strong items get suppressed, weak items do not: The role of item strength in output interference
Strong items get suppressed, weak items do not: The role of item strength in output interference
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DOI:
10.3758/bf03208822
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发表时间:
1998-09-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Bauml, KH
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作者:
Bauml, KH
An experiment is reported that examines the role of item strength in output interference. Subjects studied two types of categorized item lists: lists in which each category consisted of strong and moderate items, and lists in which each category consisted of weak and moderate items. Different degrees of item strength were accomplished by varying the items' taxonomic frequency within a category. The subjects either recalled a category's strong and weak items before its moderate items, or vice versa. The prior recall of the moderate items impaired the later recall of the strong items, but did not impair the later recall of the weak items. This effect of item strength indicates that output interference is caused by a process of retrieval suppression. It additionally suggests that, in order to minimize output-interference effects in recall, a list's strong items should be recalled before its weak items.