Concept information
Preferred term
list-length effect
Definition
- As the number of items in a list increases, the memory performance decreases (i.e. the percentage of items correctly recalled decreases.) This effect occurs in free recall, cued recall and in recognition.
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Strong, E. K. J. (1912). The effect of length of series upon recognition memory. Psychological Review, 19(6), 447–462. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0069812
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-BV4M6KGZ-D
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