Role of Distinctive Processing during Retrieval
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670746 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tracy Matthews (Citadel, corresponding author), T DARIN MATTHEWS (The Citadel), Rebekah E Smith (0000-0002-9297-9177, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), R Reed Hunt (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Christine E Pivetta (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 904-916 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| 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/pr0.1999.84.3.904 |
| OpenAlex | W1977874851 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Encoding tasks that engage both distinctive and organizational processing produce superior recall relative to tasks that engage only one type of processing (e.g., Hunt & Einstein, 1981). In 1993, Hunt and McDaniel proposed that organizational processing entails the relationships that specify the encoding episode, while distinctive processing allows the discrimination of particular items that share those relationships. The experiments presented here replicate previous findings from cued recall tests supporting the proposed roles for distinctive and organizational processing. Unlike previous research that generally has been limited to the use of encoding manipulations to investigate the benefits of these processes, the present experiments contrasted performance on tests of cued recall and category production. The results showed that the usefulness of distinctive processing is limited to testing situations that require production of specific items. In contrast, organization is shown to be beneficial for both cued recall and category production. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that organization and distinctiveness serve different functions in recall and support the use of Tenpenny and Shoben's 1992 component process analysis in the investigation of retrieval
Cognitive psychology · Cued recall · Cued speech · Encoding (memory · Free recall · Information processing · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Recall · Information Retrieval and Search Behavior · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Radiology practices and education · Social Psychology
Category norms of verbal items in 56 categories A replication and extension of the Connecticut category norms.
Availability versus accessibility of information in memory for words
Relational and item-specific information in memory
Levels of processing versus transfer appropriate processing
The Enigma of Organization and Distinctiveness
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |