Citation

Verdolini-Marston K, Balota DA. J. Exp. Psychol. Learn. Mem. Cogn. 1994; 20(3): 739-749.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Washington University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8207377

Abstract

Three experiments address the dependence of both explicit and implicit memory performance on elaborative processes for a perceptual-motor task, pursuit rotor. Explicit memory performance was reflected by recognition of previously encountered pursuit rotor stimuli. Implicit memory performance (priming) was identified in Experiment 1 as an advantage in pursuit rotor performance for old stimuli that Ss failed to explicitly recognize. In Experiments 2 and 3, the types of strategies that Ss engaged in during training and test phases were manipulated. Results indicated that explicit memory performance depended on elaborative processes that emphasized which specific stimuli were encountered, whereas reliable implicit memory performance appeared only under a control no-instruction condition. Discussion focuses on attention to perceptual-integrative processes for priming.

Language: en