Testing Encoding and Retrieval Dynamics of Pairs Using Probed Recall Task

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In free recall, subjects tend to successively recall words studied in nearby positions, denoted as the contiguity effect, favoring the following word over the preceding one. Whereas in paired associates, recall probabilities of forward and backward recalls are approximately equal. The associative symmetry hypothesis (ASH) suggests holistic encoding of pairs, whereas the independent association hypothesis (IAH) separate the encoding of forward and backward. Two main classes of memory models aim to explain these effects: control process and contextual coding models. The contiguity effect with forward asymmetry and symmetric retrieval of pairs occurs automatically in various time scales. Probed recall task was initially developed to test the contiguity effect, which was combined with paired associates in this thesis to observe the encoding and retrieval of pairs and serial lists in one task. The results of the experiment showed across-pair within and between-list contiguity with forward asymmetry. In addition, consistent with the literature a symmetric retrieval was observed in paired associates. Therefore, this thesis supports the predictions of contextual coding models and provides further questions for encoding of pairs for both models.

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Contiguity Effect, Paired Associates, Associative Symmetry, Probed Recall

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T. Hato, “Testing Encoding and Retrieval Dynamics of Pairs Using Probed Recall Task,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.