PMID: 16532861Mar 15, 2006Paper

Serial position effects in recognition memory for odors: a reexamination

Memory & Cognition
Christopher Miles, Kathryn Hodder

Abstract

Seven experiments examined recognition memory for sequentially presented odors. Following Reed (2000), participants were presented with a sequence of odors and then required to identify an odor from the sequence in a test probe comprising 2 odors. The pattern of results obtained by Reed (2000, although statistically marginal) demonstrated enhanced recognition for odors presented at the start (primacy) and end (recency) of the sequence: a result that we failed to replicate in any of the experiments reported here. Experiments 1 and 3 were designed to replicate Reed (2000), employing five-item and seven-item sequences, respectively, and each demonstrated significant recency, with evidence of primacy in Experiment 3 only. Experiment 2 replicated Experiment 1, with reduced interstimulus intervals, and produced a null effect of serial position. The ease with which the odors could be verbally labeled was manipulated in Experiments 4 and 5. Nameable odors produced a null effect of serial position (Experiment 4), and hard-to-name odors produced a pronounced recency effect (Experiment 5); nevertheless, overall rates of recognition were remarkably similar for the two experiments at around 70%. Articulatory suppression reduced recognition ...Continue Reading

References

Jul 1, 1978·Perception & Psychophysics·F N JonesE W Holman
Dec 1, 1978·Perception & Psychophysics·H T Lawless
Dec 1, 1984·Perception & Psychophysics·H A Walk, E E Johns
May 1, 1993·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology·A M SurprenantR G Crowder
Sep 1, 1993·Memory & Cognition·I Neath
Dec 1, 1995·Perceptual and Motor Skills·J M Annett, A W Lorimer
Nov 1, 1996·Memory·C Miles, M Borthwick
Oct 6, 1998·Chemical Senses·T L White
Jan 1, 1960·Psychological Review·B B MURDOCK
Jun 19, 2004·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology·S E AvonsLindsay Melling
Sep 1, 1975·Memory & Cognition·G J Hitch
Sep 1, 1996·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·R S Herz, T Engen
Oct 1, 1993·Behavioural Processes·L Kaiser, R De Jong

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 14, 2007·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Andrew J Johnson, Christopher Miles
Aug 30, 2008·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Andrew J Johnson, Christopher Miles
Oct 19, 2012·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Andrew J JohnsonChristopher Miles
Dec 25, 2012·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Richard J Stevenson, Mehmet K Mahmut
Mar 24, 2009·PloS One·Christina ZelanoNoam Sobel
May 1, 2013·Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science·Richard J Stevenson
Oct 10, 2009·Consciousness and Cognition·Richard J Stevenson
Oct 7, 2010·The American Journal of Psychology·Gerald C CupchikDina Buttu
Aug 29, 2017·Memory·Andrew MossAndrew Johnson
Mar 17, 2021·Chemical Senses·Elizabeth S WenzelEgon P Köster
Aug 28, 2021·Current Biology : CB·Andrew I YangJay A Gottfried

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved