DELVENNE, J-F and DENT, K (2008) Distinctive shapes benefit short-term memory for color associations, but not for color. Perception & Psychophysics, 70 (6). pp. 1024-1031. DOI https://doi.org/10.3758/pp.70.6.1024
DELVENNE, J-F and DENT, K (2008) Distinctive shapes benefit short-term memory for color associations, but not for color. Perception & Psychophysics, 70 (6). pp. 1024-1031. DOI https://doi.org/10.3758/pp.70.6.1024
DELVENNE, J-F and DENT, K (2008) Distinctive shapes benefit short-term memory for color associations, but not for color. Perception & Psychophysics, 70 (6). pp. 1024-1031. DOI https://doi.org/10.3758/pp.70.6.1024
Abstract
In four experiments, we examined the effect of pairing colors with either homogeneous or heterogeneous shapes on a short-term memory task. In Experiment 1, we found no differences in color memory for displays in which colors were each associated with different shapes, paired with individual homogeneous shapes, or paired with heterogeneous shapes. In contrast, in Experiment 2, we found that when participants were asked to remember the specific pairings of colors, memory was improved for heterogeneous-shape displays. The benefit for heterogeneous shapes appears to be memorial, rather than one that occurs at the time of encoding (Experiment 3) or retrieval (Experiment 4). The present study suggests that distinctive shapes can be used to help bind color associations in visual short-term memory. Copyright 2008 Psychonomic Society, Inc.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Humans; Association; Memory, Short-Term; Color Perception; Reaction Time; Visual Acuity; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Male |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2011 16:43 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 18:30 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/1629 |