Recognition of Paired-Associates is Not Necessarily Contingent on Stimulus-Recognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655321 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roy B Weinstock (Mary Washington College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 643-650 |
| Publication date | 1976-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1976.38.2.643 |
| OpenAlex | W1993421027 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The major purpose of this investigation was to test the association-activation hypothesis in paired-associate learning through the administration of separate stimulus and stimulus-response recognition tests following moderate acquisition of a paired-associate list. Of incerest also were stimulus configuration and meaningfulness of number of stimuli. Results were clearly nonsupportive of the activation hypothesis since a significantly above-chance proportion of stimulus-response pairs was correctly recognized directly after nonrecognition of the respective stimulus-only members of the pairs occurred. Further, stimulus configuration was not statistically reliable, thereby offering presumptive evidence that visual coding of information is ineffective in a long-term memory task. Stimuli high in meaningfulness were more effective than those low in meaningfulness both during list-acquisition and in the stimulus-recognition test phase
Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Neutral stimulus · Stimulus (psychology · Stimulus control · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |