Effects of semantic and acoustic relatedness on free recall and clustering.

Forrester, William E.; King, David J.

doi:10.1037/h0030653

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“…Serial clustering is an inferior learning strategy compared to semantic clustering (Delis et al, 1987; Forrester & King, 1971). Semantic and serial clustering indices were derived from the list-based equations presented in Stricker, Brown, Wixted, Baldo, and Delis (2002).…”

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Verbal memory impairment in severe closed head injury: The role of encoding and consolidation

Wright

Schmitter‐Edgecombe

Woo

2010

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

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We applied the Item Specific Deficit Approach (ISDA) to California Verbal Learning Test data obtained from 56 severe, acceleration-deceleration CHI participants and 62 controls. The CHI group demonstrated deficits on all ISDA indices in comparison to controls. Regression analyses indicated that encoding deficits, followed by consolidation deficits, accounted for most of the variance in delayed recall. Additionally, level of acquisition played a partial role in CHI-associated consolidation difficulties. Finally, CHI encoding deficits were largely driven by low semantic clustering during list learning. These results suggest that encoding (primary) and consolidation (secondary) deficits account for CHI-associated verbal memory impairment.

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Verbal memory impairment in severe closed head injury: The role of encoding and consolidation

Wright

Schmitter‐Edgecombe

Woo

2010

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

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“…Tbe finding of a significant deficit in acoustic-list recall suggests that young children and retardates may indeed be influenced by the acoustic features of verbal items to a greater extent than are normal adults. Findings obtained by Forrester (in press) and Forrester & King (1971) indicate that normal adult Ss do not use aeoustic relatedness as a basis for list organization but, instead, treat aeoustieally related words as An analysis of variance on number of words correctly recalled showed significant main effects of S population [F(1,66) = 10.47, p< .005], lists [F(2,66) = 7.24, p < .005 J, and trials [F{4,264) = 67.75, p < .001]. No interactions were significant.…”

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“…These investigators, using college student Ss and a list consisting of 12 pairs of rhyming words, did indeed find significant "acoustic" clustering. Two subsequent studies have compared the effects of.semantic and acoustic relatedness on free recaU using a mixed-list design (Forrester & King, 1971) and a between-Ss design (Forrester, in press). The two studies were quite consistent in showing significant clustering of semantically related items only.…”

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Effects of semantic and acoustic relatedness on free recall in normal children and retardates

Zupnick

Forrester

1972

Psychon Sci

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Third-grade children and matched-MA retardates were presented a list of semantically related, acoustically related, or unrelated words for free recall. Results showed that the normals recalled and clustered significantly more than the retardates. Although both groups of Ss showed a significantly greater tendency to cluster semantically than acoustically, only the normals given the semantic list cIustered in amounts signifieantly above chance levels. Signifieant list differences in terms of amount reealled indicated an inhibitory effect of acoustic relatedness. *We wish to thank Drs. H. H. Spitz and J. J. Winters. Jr •• for tbeir critical comments with regard to the de5ign and procedures of tht present study. Any ßawa remaininl in ihe study are not tbeir responsibility. We are also grateful io the Johnstone Training and Research Center. BordentoWD. N .J., for providing the reiarded S5 and to Dr. C. R. Otis and Mr. T. J. Poddi of the Oswego Campus School for providing the normal Ss. tNow at the University of South Dakota. Vennillion, S. Dak. 57069.

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“…Word associates, e.g., GIRL-BOY, tend to be recalled together at significantly higher-than-chance frequencies even though they were originally presented in a random order (Jenkins & Russell, 1952). On a nonsemantic level, Bousfield and Wicklund (1969) showed significant clustering in a list composed of 12 rhyming pairs; though Forrester and King (1971), due possibly to methodological differences, were unable to provide supporting evidence. In this last experiment, different words on the list could be organized in different ways, some semantically and others acoustically.…”

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Clustering and free recall with alternative organizational cues.

Dolinsky¹

1972

Journal of Experimental Psychology

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The present experiment investigated clustering and free recall when alternative clustering cues were available in the same word list. Specifically, the list composition allowed 5 to cluster items in associatively related pairs, rhyming pairs, or both. Associative clustering was chosen overwhelmingly. Further, though rhyming was used as a cue for clustering, the effect was clear only when there were no other nonsubjective cues. The incidence of rhymed clustering was considerably reduced when another, stronger, organizational basis was available.

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Effects of semantic and acoustic relatedness on free recall and clustering.

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Verbal memory impairment in severe closed head injury: The role of encoding and consolidation

Verbal memory impairment in severe closed head injury: The role of encoding and consolidation

Effects of semantic and acoustic relatedness on free recall in normal children and retardates

Clustering and free recall with alternative organizational cues.

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