The Japanese Journal of Psychology
Online ISSN : 1884-1082
Print ISSN : 0021-5236
ISSN-L : 0021-5236
Effects of elaboration on retention of words
Syunji Kamiya
Author information
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

1984 Volume 55 Issue 3 Pages 145-151

Details
Abstract
Two experiments were designed to elucidate effects of elaboration on recall and recognition. The experiments were carried out in incidental memory paradigms, where subjects were instructed first to produce free associates to target words, then they were forced to face an unexpected memory test. Here, the degree of elaboration was identified with the number of generated words at the free association task. Recall performance was significantly higher for targets which generated the more associates (Exp. I). In recognition, no clear effects of elaboration were found for long presented targets (Exp. I, II), however increased elaboration was associated with higher retention when targets were presented for short periods (Exp. II). These results were interpreted in terms of a three process model of retrieval.
Content from these authors
© The Japanese Psychological Association
Previous article Next article
feedback
Top