AUDITORY OR ARTICULATORY CODING IN VERBAL SHORT-TERM MEMORY

Attempts to determine whether the verbal short-term memory (STM) trace is in an auditory or an articulatory system by comparison of the confusion matrices for auditory recognition and STM are shown to be based on assumptions that are very likely invalid. Attempts to decide this question by means of the effects of noise on STM are also shown to be inconclusive. It must be considered that the trace is in an abstract verbal system that is neither purely auditory nor purely articulatory. (19 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.