Concept information
Preferred term
phonological similarity effect
Definition
- Effect showing that immediate serial recall of a list of items (e.g., words or letters) is reduced when these items are phonologically similar.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- acoustic confusion effect
- phonemic similarity effect
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Baddeley, A. D. (1966). Short-term memory for word sequences as a function of acoustic, semantic and formal similarity. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 18(4), 362-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/14640746608400055
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
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• Conrad, R. (1964). Acoustic confusions in immediate memory. British Journal of Psychology, 55(1), 75–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1964.tb00899.x
[Study type: empirical study / Access: free]
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• Conrad, R., & Hull, A. J. (1964). Information, acoustic confusion and memory span. British Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 429-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1964.tb00928.x
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
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effet de confusion acoustique
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effet de ressemblance phonologique
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effet de similarité phonémique
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-RN8DCDB0-2
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