Effect of item repetition on episodic memory codification

Authors

  • Fabíola da Silva Albuquerque Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Simone Freitas Fuso Unifesp
  • Flávio Freitas Barbosa UFRN
  • Raphael Bender das Chagas Leite UFRN

Keywords:

Memória episódica, interferência, repetição, reconhecimento, memória operacional.

Abstract

Item repetition is a mechanism which can cause interference during codification. To investigate the impact of this type of inference in long term episodic memory we established a codification procedure composed of three consecutive word recognition tests in which repeated distractors were used (difficult context), or not (easy context). The score obtained in both contexts was compared when the stimulus was presented auditorily as well as visually. Our subjects were 46 university students and 16 middle aged adults. The score from the immediate and the long term recognition tests was worse in the difficult context, independent of item presentation type or subject age. The results indicate that item repetition generated interference, hindering immediate and long term memory. This process lends itself to everyday situations, allowing further investigation concerning interference. Keywords: Episodic memory; interference; repetition; recognition; working memory.

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Author Biography

Fabíola da Silva Albuquerque, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Departamento de Fisiologia Disciplinas de Fisiologia, Psicobiologia, Bases Biológicas do Comportamento e Cognição e Memória

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2008-11-26

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Albuquerque, F. da S., Fuso, S. F., Barbosa, F. F., & Leite, R. B. das C. (2008). Effect of item repetition on episodic memory codification. Psico, 39(3). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistapsico/article/view/3761

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Vol. 39 No. 3 (2008)

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