Concept information
Preferred term
orienting task
Definition
- Incidental learning procedure by directing the subject to process a particular aspect of stimuli (semantic, perceptual, etc.) to highlight the role of levels of processing in memory performance. For example, to guide a subject towards the perceptual aspect, he/she is asked to judge whether the words are written in capital letters; to focus him/her towards the semantic aspect, he/she has to decide if stimuli belong to a semantic category (for example, the animal category).
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Craik, F. I. M., & Tulving, E. (1975). Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 104(3), 268–294. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.104.3.268
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
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• Hyde, T. S., & Jenkins, J. J. (1969). The differential effects of incidental tasks on the organization of recall of a list of highly associated words. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 82, 472–481. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0028372
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Study method of
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-P8CJTKR1-N
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