Rehearsal Strategies, Test Expectancy, and Memory Monitoring in Free Recall

Among undergraduates in a carefully controlled design, 9 students who took notes studied longer than groups of 30 and 17 who did not. No differences were observed on test scores, retention interval, comprehension scores, or reading rate. Whether students expected multiple-choice or free-recall testing, strategies were similar, suggesting study oriented to rote learning.

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The effects of test expectancy and rehearsal strategies on recall in the situation of simultaneous presentation.

The Japanese journal of psychology ◽

10.4992/jjpsy.61.268 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 268-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hiroyuki Shimizu

Keyword(s):

Simultaneous Presentation ◽

Test Expectancy ◽

Rehearsal Strategies

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Rehearsal Strategies and the Serial-Position Curve in Immediate Free Recall of Ordered Items

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology ◽

10.1080/14640747008401906 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 347-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Herman Buschke ◽

Walter Kintsch

Keyword(s):

Free Recall ◽

Serial Position ◽

Serial Position Curve ◽

Primacy Effect ◽

Read Aloud ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Recall Order ◽

Rehearsal Strategies ◽

Serial Position Curves

Immediate free recall of random strings of 10 numbers was studied under four experimental conditions: as each number was presented, subjects either had to recall the previous number (Recall n–1), recall the number just presented (Recall n), read the number (Read aloud), or were silent (Free Recall). Overall recall was the same in all conditions. Recall and order of recall by serial-position changed systematically, with an increasing recency and decreasing primacy effect from Free Recall through Read Aloud and Recall n to Recall n–1. These changes in recall order and serial-position curves suggest that differential rehearsal of items is decreased by requiring retrieval during presentation.

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False memory for trauma-related Deese–Roediger–McDermott lists in adolescents and adults with histories of child sexual abuse

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579411000150 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 423-438 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Gail S. Goodman ◽

Christin M. Ogle ◽

Stephanie D. Block ◽

Latonya S. Harris ◽

Rakel P. Larson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Free Recall ◽

Child Sexual Abuse ◽

False Memory ◽

Ptsd Symptom ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Avoidant Attachment ◽

Symptom Scores ◽

Adolescents And Adults ◽

Memory Monitoring

AbstractThe purpose of the present research was to examine Deese–Roediger–McDermott false memory for trauma-related and nontrauma-related lists in adolescents and adults with and without documented histories of child sexual abuse (CSA). Individual differences in psychopathology and adult attachment were also explored. Participants were administered free recall and recognition tests after hearing CSA, negative, neutral, and positive Deese–Roediger–McDermott lists. In free recall, CSA and negative lists produced the most false memory. In sharp contrast, for recognition, CSA lists enjoyed the highest d′ scores. CSA-group adolescents who evinced greater posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms had higher rates of false memory compared to (a) non-CSA group adolescents with higher PTSD symptom scores (free recall), and (b) CSA-group adolescents with lower PTSD symptom scores (recognition). Regression analyses revealed that individuals with higher PTSD scores and greater fearful-avoidant attachment tendencies showed less proficient memory monitoring for CSA lists. Implications for trauma and memory development and for translational research are discussed.

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