Acoustic Masking in Primary Memory.

Colle, Herbert A.; Welsh, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ138216

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1976

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Acoustic Masking in Primary Memory

Colle, Herbert A.; Welsh, Alan

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 15, 1, 17-31, Feb 76

Two experiments are reported to investigate the theory that since auditory sensory memory is used to store memory information, concurrent auditory stimulation should destroy memory information and thus reduce recall performance. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Memory, Phonology, Psycholinguistics, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Verbal Learning

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