Bridging the Gap: Transitive Associations between Items Presented in Similar Temporal Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Howard, Marc W.; Jing, Bing; Rao, Vinayak A.; Provyn, Jennifer P.; Datey, Aditya V.
Titel	Bridging the Gap: Transitive Associations between Items Presented in Similar Temporal Contexts
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 35 (2009) 2, S.391-407 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-7393
DOI	10.1037/a0015002
Schlagwörter	Recall (Psychology); Models; Experiments; College Students; Statistical Analysis; Cognitive Measurement; Paired Associate Learning; Association (Psychology); Time Factors (Learning); New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abberufung; Analogiemodell; Erprobung; Collegestudent; Statistische Analyse; Assoziation
Abstract	In episodic memory tasks, associations are formed between items presented close together in time. The temporal context model (TCM) hypothesizes that this contiguity effect is a consequence of shared temporal context rather than temporal proximity per se. Using double-function lists of paired associates (e.g., A-B, B-C) presented in a random order, the authors examined associations between items that were not presented close together in time but that were presented in similar temporal contexts. After learning, across-pair associations fell off with distance in the list, as if subjects had integrated the pairs into a coherent memory structure. Within-pair associations (e.g., A-B) were strongly asymmetric favoring forward transitions; across-pair associations (e.g., A-C) showed no evidence of asymmetry. While this pattern of results presented a stern challenge for a heteroassociative mediated chaining model, TCM provided an excellent fit to the data. These findings suggest that contiguity effects in episodic memory do not reflect direct associations between items but rather a process of binding, encoding, and retrieval of a gradually changing representation of temporal context. (Contains 6 figures, 2 tables and 7 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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