Spreading Activation and Involvement: An Experimental Test of a Cognitive Model of Involvement.

Cameron, Glen T.

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ERIC Number: EJ483179

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Spreading Activation and Involvement: An Experimental Test of a Cognitive Model of Involvement.

Cameron, Glen T.

Journalism Quarterly, v70 n4 p854-67 Win 1993

Defines involvement as the spread of activation through working and long-term memory, with topics resulting in more extensive and/or stronger activation resulting in higher involvement. Finds evidence from the measurement of reaction time for recognition in support of the model. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Memory, Models, Prior Learning

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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