title: Speeded Probed Recall Is Affected by Grouping.
abstract: Most of the evidence from previous studies on speeded probed recall supported primacy-gradient models of serial order representation. Two experiments investigated the effect of grouping on speeded probed recall. Six-word lists, followed by a number between 1 and 6, were presented for speeded recall of the word in the position indicated by the number. Grouping was manipulated through interstimulus intervals. In both experiments, a significant Position × Grouping interaction was found in RT. It is concluded that the results are not consistent with models of order representation only based on a primacy gradient. Possible alternative representations of serial order are also discussed; a case is made for a holistic order representation.
authors.affiliation: 1 Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione, Università di Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morra
authors.affiliation: 1 Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione, Università di Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Epidendio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001245:Association Learning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D011930:Reaction Time; D012691:Serial Learning; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: grouping; order representation; short-term memory; speeded probed recall