Capacity limits in list item recognition: Evidence from proactive interference

被引：51

作者：

Cowan, N ^{[1
]}

Johnson, TD ^{[1
]}

Saults, JS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Missouri, Dept Psychol Sci, Columbia, MO 65211 USA

来源：

MEMORY | 2005年 / 13卷 / 3-4期

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D O I：

10.1080/09658210344000206

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Capacity limits in short-term recall were investigated using proactive interference (PI) from previous lists in a speeded-recognition task. PI was taken to indicate that the target list length surpassed working capacity. Unlike previous studies, words were presented either concurrently or sequentially and a new method was introduced to increase the amount of PI. On average, participants retrieved about four items without PI. We suggest an activation-based account of capacity limits.

引用

页码：293 / 299

页数：7

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