The Low Frequency Superiority Effect in Recognition Memory

Muzzin, Linda

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dc.contributor.advisor	Levy, Betty Ann	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Muzzin, Linda	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:47:27Z	-
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:47:27Z	-
dc.date.created	2011-06-08	en_US
dc.date.issued	1972	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/4641	en_US
dc.identifier.other	5660	en_US
dc.identifier.other	2051655	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/9526	-
dc.description.abstract	<p>Two explanations for the low-frequency superiority effect in recognition memory are described and a third, distractor-type hypothesis is developed. The distractor-type hypothesis proposes that Ss have a preference for abstracting semantic features from high-frequency words and acoustic features from low-frequency words. It suggests that low-frequency superiority is a result of semantic interference with high-frequency words combined with a lack of acoustic interference with low-frequency wods. The results of three experiments which support this hypothesis are required. Experiments I and II showed that more acoustic than semantic-type errors are made with low-frequency words and more semantic than acoustic-type errors are made with high-frequency words in the recognition memory paradigm. Experiments III of this series examined the relationship of the distractor type and distractor frequency variables.</p>	en_US
dc.subject	Psychology	en_US
dc.subject	Psychology	en_US
dc.title	The Low Frequency Superiority Effect in Recognition Memory	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Psychology	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts (MA)	en_US
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