Memory for Frequency of Bizarre and Common Stimuli

Limitations of the Automaticity Hypothesis

Bibliographic Data

ID10124306
AuthorsJames B Worthen (Southeastern Louisiana University, corresponding author), Jeffrey D Baker (Southeastern Louisiana University), Scott A Hutchens (Delta State University), Paul D Nicodemus (Delta State University)
Year2002
Volume129
Issue3
Pages212-225
Publication date2002-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221300209602096
PMID12224807
OpenAlexW2005255627
LanguageEN
References cited35

In 2 experiments, the influence of intention to process frequency on accuracy of memory for frequency of bizarre and common sentences was investigated. The results from multiple regression analyses indicated that intentional processing increased the accuracy of frequency judgments when memory for frequency was tested after a 2-min (Experiment 1) and after a 48-hr (Experiment 2) retention interval. Furthermore, the results of Experiment 2 indicated that unintentional processors tended to overestimate frequencies of bizarre relative to common items after a delay. The implications of the results are discussed with regard to L. Hasher and R. T. Zacks's (1984) automaticity hypothesis, human performance, and the accuracy of judgments of frequency of occurrence of unusual events

Audiology · Automaticity · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Frequency · Interval (graph theory · Statistics · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Mathematics · Medicine · Memory Processes and Influences · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology

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