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    Decay uncovered in nonverbal short-term memory.

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    Authors
    Mercer, Tom
    McKeown, Denis
    Issue Date
    2014-02
    
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    Decay theory posits that memory traces gradually fade away over the passage of time unless they are actively rehearsed. Much recent work exploring verbal short-term memory has challenged this theory, but there does appear to be evidence for trace decay in nonverbal auditory short-term memory. Numerous discrimination studies have reported a performance decline as the interval separating two tones is increased, consistent with a decay process. However, most of this tone comparison research can be explained in other ways, without reference to decay, and these alternative accounts were tested in the present study. In Experiment 1, signals were employed toward the end of extended retention intervals to ensure that listeners were alert to the presence and frequency content of the memoranda. In Experiment 2, a mask stimulus was employed in an attempt to distinguish between a highly detailed sensory trace and a longer-lasting short-term memory, and the distinctiveness of the stimuli was varied. Despite these precautions, slow-acting trace decay was observed. It therefore appears that the mere passage of time can lead to forgetting in some forms of short-term memory.
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    Decay uncovered in nonverbal short-term memory. 2014, 21 (1):128-35 Psychon Bull Rev
    Publisher
    Springer
    Journal
    Psychonomic bulletin & review
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/621402
    DOI
    10.3758/s13423-013-0472-6
    PubMed ID
    23801385
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1531-5320
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.3758/s13423-013-0472-6
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