The next-in-line effect

Encoding or retrieval deficit

Bibliographic Data

ID10164206
AuthorsCharles F Bond (Connecticut College, corresponding author)
Year1985
Volume48
Issue4
Pages853-862
Publication date1985-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.48.4.853
OpenAlexW2046112483, W4231477511
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited6

People cannot remember what happened when they were next-in-line to perform. Theorists have wondered whether this memory deficit reflects a failure to encode or an inability to retrieve preperformance events. These accounts are contrasted in a pair of studies. In Experiment 1, preperformanc e memories are assessed with free and cued recall. Although our semantic cues strongly facilitate access to memories, they do not moderate the next-in-line effect. In Experiment 2, subjects are told—either before or after performing—to make a special effort to remember preperformance events. If instructed afterward, subjects display the usual memory deficit. If instructed beforehand, they reverse the deficit and show a superior preperformance recall. The next-in-line effect is a failure at encoding, not at retrieval

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