| Abstract: | In Experiment 1, subjects monitored and responded to the termination of words displayed for 1, 3, or 6.5 sec. Anticipation of an unspecified memory test facilitated subsequent recognition memory, but not priming of word-fragment completion. In Experiment 2, subjects repeated the words aloud for the duration of each word's exposure. Recognition memory was facilitated by anticipation of either a recognition memory test or a fragment-completion test on the studied words, as well as by lengthened rehearsal duration. Priming of fragment-completion was facilitated only by anticipation of a fragment-completion test on the studied words. The results indicate that subjects can adopt encoding strategies which enhance performance on implicit memory tests. A transfer-appropriate processing account applies most parsimoniously to the data. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
