کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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919877 | 920247 | 2013 | 13 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Memory tasks combining storage and distracting tasks performed at either encoding or retrieval have provided divergent results pointing towards accounts of forgetting in terms of either temporal decay or event-based interference respectively. The aim of this study was to shed light on the possible sources of such a divergence that could rely on methodological aspects or deeper differences in the memory traces elicited by the different paradigms used. Methodological issues were explored in a first series of experiments by introducing at retrieval computer-paced distracting tasks that involved articulatory suppression, attentional demand, or both. A second series of experiments that used a similar design was intended to induce differences in the nature of memory traces by increasing the time allowed for encoding the to-be-remembered items. Although the introduction of computer-paced distracting tasks allowed for a strict control of temporal parameters, the first series of experiments replicated the effects usually attributed to event-based interference. However, deeper encoding abolished these effects while time-related effects remained unchanged. These findings suggest that the interplay between temporal factors and event-based interference in forgetting at short term is more complex than expected and could depend on the nature of memory traces.
► We compare memory tasks combining storage and processing at encoding or recall.
► The two paradigms have previously provided divergent results.
► We show that this is not due to task setting but to the nature of memory traces.
► Superficial encoding makes memory traces susceptible to interference.
► Consolidated memory traces resist interference but are prone to temporal decay.
Journal: Acta Psychologica - Volume 142, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 155–167