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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > list composition effect

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list composition effect  

Definition

  • Some empirical effects are modulated by the composition of the lists that the subject is asked to memorize. For example, they emerge with mixed lists (composed of both experimental and control items), but disappear or are reversed with pure or blocked lists (experimental and control items are presented in different lists).

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Entry terms

  • list composition paradox
  • mixed-list paradox

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • McDaniel, M. A., & Bugg, J. M. (2013). Instability in memory phenomena: A common puzzle and a unifying explanation. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 15(2), 237-255. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.15.2.237

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-M26SVGC2-S

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