Unit-Sequence Interference in Short-Term Memory: Facilitation Versus Interference Factors.

Saba, Anton K.; Turnage, Thomas W.

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Publication Date: 1973

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Unit-Sequence Interference in Short-Term Memory: Facilitation Versus Interference Factors

Saba, Anton K.; Turnage, Thomas W.

Journal of Experimental Psychology, 98, 2, 328-34, May 73

The unit-sequence interference hypothesis predicts that sequences of high-frequency words should be forgotten faster than equivalent sequences of low-frequency words, because of opportunities for response competition that increase with word frequency. (Authors)

Descriptors: Data Analysis, Interference (Language), Memory, Recall (Psychology), Serial Ordering, Task Performance, Time Factors (Learning), Word Frequency

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