| Abstract: | Replies to the suggestion by L. Hasher and R. T. Zacks (see record 1985-27168-001) that frequency of occurrence (fundamental information) is automatically processed. A discussion of (a) instructional effects, (b) substantial disruption from reduction in capacity, and (c) the need for substantial methodological care includes data that indicate patterns of instruction or strategy effect in the estimation of frequency. Data further show the disruption of frequency encoding when resources are withdrawn from the frequency estimation task. (10 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
