Recognition and recall of odours

The effects of suppressing visual and verbal encoding processes

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ID9619970
AuthorsJudith Perkins (University of Ulster), Neil McLaughlin Cook (Liverpool College, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume81
Issue2
Pages221-226
Publication date1990-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1990.tb02357.x
PMID2364247
OpenAlexW2079732050
LanguageEN
Citations received3

This study examines the effects on olfactory recognition and recall of the suppression of visual and verbal encoding processes. Subjects were allocated to one of four experimental conditions (no suppression, visual suppression, verbal suppression, and visual‐plus‐verbal suppression), presented with 15 target odours, and then tested for free recall or recognition of these odours, both within 10 minutes of presentation and one week later. Recall and recognition performance both showed a significant overall effect for level of suppression, with the ‘no‐suppression’ group performing best in each case. Recognition performance also showed a significant overall effect for time of testing. Methodological problems, and strategies for overcoming them, are discussed

Audiology · California Verbal Learning Test · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Encoding (memory) · Encoding specificity principle · Free recall · Nonverbal communication · Olfaction · Perception · Recall · Recall test · Recognition memory · Verbal memory · Visual perception · Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies · Communication · Neuroscience · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology

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