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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > fill-in effect

Preferred term

fill-in effect  

Definition

  • In a serial recall task, when an item is erroneously recalled too early, it is followed by an item that preceded it more often than by an item that succeeded 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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