Abstract
Previous research yielded inconsistent results regarding the memory organization of self-performed actions. The authors propose that task performance changes the very basis of memory organization. Enactment during study and test (Experiment 1) yielded stronger enactive clustering (based on motor-movement similarities), whereas verbal encoding yielded stronger conceptual clustering (based on semantic-episodic similarities). Enactment enhanced memory quantity and memory accuracy. Both measures increased with enactive clustering under self-performance instructions but with conceptual clustering under verbal instructions. Enactment only during study (Experiment 2) or only during testing (Experiment 3) also enhanced enactive clustering. It is proposed that different conditions affect the relative salience of different types of memory organization and their relative contribution to recall.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 435-454 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: General |
Volume | 132 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology (all)
- Developmental Neuroscience