Recall of short word lists presented visually at fast rates: Effects of phonological similarity and word length

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作者
Coltheart, V [1 ]
Langdon, R [1 ]
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[1] Macquarie Univ, Dept Psychol, Sch Behav Sci, N Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
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10.3758/BF03201144
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B84 [心理学];
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Phonological similarity of visually presented hst items impairs short-term serial retail. Lists of long words are also recalled less accurately than are lists of short words. These results have been attributed to phonological recoding and rehearsal If subjects articulate irrelevant words during list presentation, both phonological similarity and word length effects are abolished. Experiments 1 and 2 examined effects of phonological similarity and recall instructions on recall of lists shown at fast rates (from one item per 0.114-0.50 sec), which might not permit phonological encoding and rehearsal. In Experiment 3, recall instructions and word length were manipulated using fast presentation rates. Both phonological similarity and word length effects were observed, and they were not dependent on recall instructions. Experiments 4 and 5 investigated the effects of irrelevant concurrent articulation on lists shown at fast rates. Both phonological similarity and word length effects were removed by concurrent articulation, as they were with slow presentation rates.
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