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information entity > theoretical entity > principle > specificity principle

Preferred term

specificity principle  

Definition

  • "The specificity principle states that those tasks which require the retrieval of a unique piece of information, a single event, or a specific item, seem to be more vulnerable to interference or more likely to result in reduced performance than those tasks that can be completed using generic or gist-based information." (Surprenant & Neath, 2009, p. 217).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Greene, N. R., & Naveh-Benjamin, M. (2020). A specificity principle of memory : Evidence from aging and associative memory. Psychological Science, 31(3), 316‑331. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620901760

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

    • Dataset reference: Greene, N. R., & Naveh-Benjamin, M. (2019, November 18). A Specificity Principle of Memory: Evidence from Aging and Associative Memory. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XK78C
  • • Surprenant, A. M., & Neath, I. (2009). Principles of memory. Psychology Press.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-RQPL09WZ-K

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