The Influence of Embellishment and Prequestions on Free Recall of a Text

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ID10124680
AuthorsGerrit Van Dam (Hologic (Germany), corresponding author), Michèle Brinkerink-Carlier (Hologic (Germany)), Ineke Kok (Hologic (Germany))
Year1985
Volume112
Issue2
Pages211-219
Publication date1985-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221309.1985.9711005
PMID28143382
OpenAlexW1978343357
LanguageEN
References cited13

The influence on free recall of the addition of embellishing details to the constituent scenes of a text was studied as a function of the salience of the embellished scenes within the overall content. The relative salience of the scenes that occupied odd- or even-numbered serial positions was varied by introduction of prequestions. In Experiment 1 (n = 52), the effectiveness of the prequestions was tested, in Experiment 2 (n = 48), the presentation of prequestions was combined orthogonally with embellishment of the scenes. The results indicate that the effects of prequestions and embellishment appear to be additive. Embellishment of half of the scenes appears to be most effective when the salience of the relevant scenes has been enhanced by presentation of appropriate prequestions

Cognitive psychology · Free recall · Presentation (obstetrics · Recall · Salience (neuroscience · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques · Communication · Medicine · Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

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