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Halamish, Vered; Goldsmith, Morris; Jacoby, Larry L. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2012
Research on the strategic regulation of memory accuracy has focused primarily on monitoring and control processes used to edit out incorrect information after it is retrieved (back-end control). Recent studies, however, suggest that rememberers also enhance accuracy by preventing the retrieval of incorrect information in the first place (front-end…
Descriptors: Cues, Memory, Research, Recall (Psychology)
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White, K. Geoffrey – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2012
In many theories, forgetting is closely linked to the passage of time. In the present experiments, recall in a short-term memory task was less accurate when the retention interval included a difficult arithmetic addition task, compared with an easy task. In a novel condition, the interfering task was switched from hard to easy partway through the…
Descriptors: Intervals, Short Term Memory, Retention (Psychology), Time
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Trempe, Maxime; Sabourin, Maxime; Proteau, Luc – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2012
Consolidation is a time-dependent process that is responsible for the storage of information in long-term memory. As such, it plays a crucial role in motor learning. Prior research suggests that some consolidation processes are triggered only when the learner experiences some success during practice. In the present study, we tested whether…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Curriculum Design, Intervals, Long Term Memory
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Otgaar, Henry; Peters, Maarten; Howe, Mark L. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2012
The present study examined the impact of divided attention on children's and adults' neutral and negative true and false memories in a standard Deese/Roediger-McDermott paradigm. Children (7- and 11-year-olds; n = 126) and adults (n = 52) received 5 neutral and 5 negative Deese/Roediger-McDermott word lists; half of each group also received a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Word Lists, Attention Control, Memory
Serafini, Ellen Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the second language (L2) development of adult learners of Spanish at three levels of proficiency during and after a semester of instruction. A fundamental goal was to identify cognitive and psychosocial individual differences (IDs) that can explain between-learner variation over time in order to expand our understanding of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Language Aptitude, Language Processing
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Tun, Patricia A.; Lachman, Margie E. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study demonstrated effects of age, education, and sex on complex reaction time in a large national sample (N = 3,616) with a wide range in age (32-85) and education. Participants completed speeded auditory tasks (from the MIDUS [Midlife in the U.S.] Stop and Go Switch Task) by telephone. Complexity ranged from a simple repeated task to an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reaction Time, Health Conditions, Older Adults
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Malin, Jane T. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1979
Three problem-solving strategies--working backward from the unknown, forward from the given, and mixed--were applied to interrelated algebra equations. The mixed strategy was most popular and most efficient with grouped variables. Memory load or information-processing load differences among the strategies were evident. (CP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Difficulty Level
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Mackenzie, Richard S. – Journal of Dental Education, 1980
Six ways a dentist can profit from the basic sciences are: (1) increased sensitivity to the environment, (2) improved judgment, (3) better explanations to patients, (4) enhanced ability to learn, (5) improved communication with health professionals, and (6) greater role diversity. Literature is reviewed related to mental processes. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Clinical Experience, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Rose, Andrew M.; Fernandes, Kathleen – 1977
An information processing approach was applied to the development and validation of a test battery intended for personnel selection, classification, and guidance; and design of training programs. The approach specifies that test should measure specific cognitive processes and basic abilities, rather than prior experience. Tests should be short,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Higher Education
Allen, Ted W.; And Others – 1978
An information processing approach was applied to the development and validation of a test battery intended for personnel selection, classification, and guidance; and design of training programs. The approach specifies that tests should measure specific cognitive processes and basic abilities, rather than prior experience. Tests should be short,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
Rose, Andrew M. – 1978
An ongoing series of experiments has extended Rose's information processing approach to job performance assessment. Each study investigated cognitive tasks from the literature on memory, psycholinquistics, and visual information processing, for potential inclusion in the test battery. Each task was then evaluated against three criterion areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Evaluation Needs