Palmer, Laura C. (2019) Priming Effects Influencing Target and Foil Recall in Immediate and Delayed Tests. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The current experiment explored the duration of priming effects associated with the inclusion of phonological neighbours, of target or foil items, as filler items in a list. It was hypothesised that on immediate recall, phonological neighbours of either the target or foil item would enhance recall of the target or foil item respectively, when compared to a control condition, which neither primed the target or foil item. Further, it was expected these effects would disappear after a 2 second delay, and that target / foil recall would be equivalent across conditions (target / foil priming, and control). The experiment included 42 participants, which were divided into the immediate or 2 second delay recall group. Participants were presented with several trials and were instructed to recall an item from a category, when presented with a cue. Results indicated that on immediate tests, participants recalled target items more times in the target priming condition compared to the control condition, and further in the control condition compared to the foil priming condition. Similarly, foil item recall was enhanced in the foil priming condition compared the control condition. Interestingly, results indicated priming effects were still present after a 2 second delay. Given the unexpected results regarding the transience of priming effects, the question is raised as to whether the current theoretical perspectives regarding short-term memory are correct. Further, the results from the current experiment may have larger ramifications on individuals and society if short-term memory is as malleable as it presents in this experiment.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Gerry Tehan |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2025 00:36 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2025 00:36 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | priming effects; phonological neighbours; transience of codes; immediate recall; delayed recall; short-term memory |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52647 |
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