Practice effects on two memory retrievals from a single cue.
The effects of practice on 2 retrievals from a single cue were investigated. In Experiment 1, participants were given extended single-task practice and were then tested on a dual memory retrieval task. Perfomance was consistent with a sequential retrieval model proposed by T. C. Rickard and H. Pashler (2003). In Experiment 2, participants practiced both single- and dual-retrieval tasks extensively. Initially, data from all participants indicated sequential retrieval. However, participants who grouped the 2 response outputs were eventually able to perform the dual task with a latency that approached the prediction of a parallel race model. Models that assume a transition from sequential to parallel retrieval with practice, along with other models that assume an immutable retrieval bottleneck at all practice levels, are considered.
Nino
Randall S
RS
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0109, USA.
Rickard
Timothy C
TC
D003463:Cues; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011930:Reaction Time