Structural and Contextual Effects in the Organization of Prose.

Yekovich, Frank R.; Kulhavy, Raymond W.

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ERIC Number: EJ150855

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Publication Date: 1976

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Structural and Contextual Effects in the Organization of Prose

Yekovich, Frank R.; Kulhavy, Raymond W.

Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 5, 626-35, Oct 76

Organizational form significantly affected learning and retention in this name-attribute organizational study. Learning condition affected criterion performance, memory and error rates. An analysis of critical words (names, attributes, values) recalled indicated that hierarchical position influenced word memorability. (Author/MV)

Descriptors: College Students, Organization, Prose, Recall (Psychology), Word Recognition

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