Part-list cuing of associative chains: tests of strategy disruption.
Three experiments assess the veracity of the strategy disruption explanation of part-list cuing impairment. Experiment 1 demonstrated no mnemonic detriment in recall as a result of significant disruption of the participants' self-selected forward associative seriation retrieval strategy. Experiment 2 replicated Experiment 1 while reducing overall performance levels in an attempt to reveal any possible detrimental effects. Experiment 3 ruled out 2 possible alternative explanations by demonstrating the typical part-list cuing impairment within this experimental context. It is concluded that the results challenge a strict version of the strategy disruption hypothesis.
Serra
Matt
M
Duke University, USA.
Oswald
Karl M
KM
D001245:Association Learning; D001288:Attention; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D011340:Problem Solving; D012691:Serial Learning; D012718:Set, Psychology; D014706:Verbal Learning