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Tag: recency

semantic networks, serial position curve (jr., s1e3)

Posted in Cognitive Psychology

In this multi-part task, the kids must rapidly generate a list of 15 words, giving a nice example of semantic networks (“cat! dog!” and “pineapple, pear, fruit, apple, leaf!”). After a sequence of silly interference tasks, they are asked to recall their words. The w

ay they show their responses clearly illustrates primacy and recency effects (for example, at 16:32).

The task starts at 8:00 and ends at 17:40 so it’s pretty long, but there’s a lot in the middle that could get cut.