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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > phonological similarity effect

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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

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • 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]

  • • 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]

  • • 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

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-RN8DCDB0-2

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