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Dissociation of the recency effect and immediate memory span: Evidence from beginning readers
Author(s) -
Byrne Brian,
Arnold Lynn
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1981.tb02196.x
Subject(s) - memory span , psychology , dissociation (chemistry) , recall , free recall , cognitive psychology , modality effect , population , developmental psychology , cognition , short term memory , working memory , neuroscience , chemistry , demography , sociology
A group ( n = 12) of poor beginning readers was tested on free recall of 10‐word lists. They demonstrated as strong a recency effect as an IQ‐matched group of good readers. The poor readers showed the inferiority in immediate memory span (Digit Span test of the WISC) typical of that population. The results demonstrate a degree of dissociation between the recency effect and memory span, supporting arguments that the two aspects of performance are manifestations of different memory processes.