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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > contiguity effect

Preferred term

contiguity effect  

Definition

  • Contiguous items in a list are more likely to be recalled jointly.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • temporal clustering effect
  • temporal contiguity effect

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Healey, M. K., Long, N. M., & Kahana, M. J. (2019). Contiguity in episodic memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 26(3), 699–720. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-018-1537-3

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

  • • Kahana, M. J. (1996). Associative retrieval processes in free recall. Memory & Cognition, 24(1), 103–109. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03197276

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-QH5H5CR8-R

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