ERIC Number: EJ730518
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Publication Date: 2004-Aug
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-2626
Imposing Structure on a Corsi-Type Task: Evidence for Hierarchical Organisation Based on Spatial Proximity in Serial-Spatial Memory
De Lillo, Carlo
Brain and Cognition, v55 n3 p415-426 Aug 2004
Structure was imposed on a tapping task by requiring participants to reproduce sequences of responses to icons organised in spatial clusters. A first experiment featured sequences either segregated or not segregated by clusters. Accuracy was higher for sequences segregated by clusters. Moreover, inter-response times were longer at cluster boundaries than within cluster boundaries. To rule out possible confounding effects of movement length, this temporal pattern was replicated in a second experiment requiring a single response indicating the next sequential step, following the presentation of a portion of a previously practised sequence. These results suggest that sequence reproduction can be sustained by a hierarchical representation based on spatial proximity and provide a first indication of the role of spatial structure in serial-spatial memory.
Descriptors: Proximity, Memory, Spatial Ability, Serial Ordering, Task Analysis, Responses, Vertical Organization
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Language: English
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