Short-Term Visual Memory: Comparative Effects of Two Types of Distraction on the Recall of Visually Presented Verbal and Nonverbal Material.

Meudell, P. R.

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ERIC Number: EJ060760

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Publication Date: 1972

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Short-Term Visual Memory: Comparative Effects of Two Types of Distraction on the Recall of Visually Presented Verbal and Nonverbal Material

Meudell, P. R.

Journal of Experimental Psychology, 94, 3, 244-7, Aug 72

Results showed that recall of verbal material hardly was affected by the eye-movement task but was much affected by backward counting, while nonverbal material was recalled with the same efficiency irrespective of type of distractor, suggesting different types of storage for the two types of material. (Author)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Eye Movements, Information Storage, Memory, Recall (Psychology), Task Performance, Visual Stimuli

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