title: Immediate and delayed recall of a small-scale spatial array.
abstract: The study examined people's spatial memory of a small-scale array of objects. Earlier work has primarily relied on short-retention intervals, and to date it is not known whether performance is affected by longer intervals between learning and recall. In the present investigation, university students studied seven target objects. Recall was tested immediately after learning and after an interval of seven days. Performance was found to be similar in the immediate and delayed conditions, and the results suggested that recall was facilitated by egocentric and intrinsic cues. The findings are discussed with reference to recent investigations that have shown task parameters can influence spatial recall.
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , Flinders University , Adelaide , Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tlauka
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonnar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Egocentric cues; Forgetting; Frame of reference; Intrinsic cues; Spatial memory