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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > fill-in effect

Preferred term

fill-in effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed in serial recall tasks, in which an item that is recalled too early is more likely to be followed by the item that originally preceded it than by the item that followed it.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • fill-in error

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Henson, R. N. A. (1998). Short-term memory for serial order: The Start-End Model. Cognitive Psychology, 36(2), 73–137. https://doi.org/10.1006/cogp.1998.0685

    • Document type: simulation study

    • Access: closed

  • • Surprenant, A., Kelley, M., Farley, L., & Neath, I. (2005). Fill-in and infill errors in order memory. Memory,13(2-3), 267–273. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210344000396

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-HQ0W00R3-Q

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