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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > irrelevant sound effect

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irrelevant sound effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when verbal short-term memory is impaired by the presence of a background speech or sound.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Jones, D., & J. Macken, W. (1993). Irrelevant tones produce an irrelevant speech effect: Implications for phonological coding in working memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 19, 369–381. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.19.2.369

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-G252JHGQ-5

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