The role of absolute and relative amounts of time in forgetting within immediate memory: The case of tone-pitch comparisons
The role of absolute and relative amounts of time in forgetting within immediate memory: The case of tone-pitch comparisons
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DOI：
10.3758/bf03210799
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发表时间：
1997-09-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Nugent, LD
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作者：
Cowan, N;Saults, JS;Nugent, LD
许多听觉感官记忆的研究者认为，在几秒钟的保持间隔内，记忆的丧失是由一个过程（如衰减）造成的，这个过程取决于从声音出现以来经过的绝对时间。另一种可能性是，对即时言语记忆的研究揭示了时间的相对量，而不是绝对量。我们在音调比较研究中不仅通过改变要比较的两个音调之间的保留间隔，而且还通过改变对间间隔来检查这些因素。相对时间发挥了作用，但绝对时间似乎也很重要。几个概念的“衰变”被认为是关系到的结果。
Many investigators of auditory sensory memory have assumed that memory loss during a retention interval of some seconds results from a process (such as decay) that depends on the absolute amount of time that has elapsed since presentation of the sound. An alternative possibility, brought to light by studies on immediate verbal memory, is that it is the relative, rather than the absolute, amount of time that matters. We examine these factors in a tone-comparison study by varying not only the retention interval between two tones to be compared, but also the interpair interval. Relative time played a role, but absolute time also appeared to be important. Several concepts of ''decay'' are considered in relation to the results.