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information entity > theoretical entity > theory > positional coding theory

Preferred term

positional coding theory  

Definition

  • A theoretical approach to serial recall. Each item is stored with its relative position in the list. The positions are then used as cues to recall the items in their order of presentation.

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Synonym(s)

  • position marking hypothesis
  • position marking theory

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Kahana, M. J. (2020). Computational models of memory search. Annual Review of Psychology, 71, 107‑138. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103358

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Ladd, G. T., & Woodworth, R. S. (1911). Elements of physiological psychology : A treatise of the activities and nature of the mind from the physical and experimental points of view. CharlesScribners’ Sons https://archive.org/details/elementsofphy2ed00ladd

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Logan, G. D., & Cox, G. E. (2021). Serial memory: Putting chains and position codes in context. Psychological Review, 28(6), 1197–1205. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000327

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Theory of

In other languages

  • théorie du codage positionnel

    French

  • hypothèse de la position sérielle ​
  • hypothèse du marquage de la position
  • serial position hypothesis
  • théorie du marquage de la position

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-K0D65X2X-X

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