Abstract
In two experiments, subjects studied lists of categorized words and then were tested for recognition of those words. Response time for a test word was speeded whenever the immediately preceding test word was from the same category. This was true even for test words (lures) from categories never studied. Thus it is argued that semantic information not present at the time of study affected retrieval. This finding is discussed with respect to the distinction between episodic and semantic memories.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 742-751 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language