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dc.contributor.authorLovatt, Peter
dc.contributor.authorAvons, Steve
dc.contributor.editorAndrade, Jackie
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-06T13:20:31Z
dc.date.available2015-05-06T13:20:31Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.citationLovatt , P & Avons , S 2001 , Re-evaluating the word-length effect . in J Andrade (ed.) , Working Memory in Perspective . Psychology Press , UK , pp. 199-218 .
dc.identifier.isbn0-415-21198-0
dc.identifier.isbn978-0415211987
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/15886
dc.description.abstractNotes that the word-length effect, wherein subjects can recall a sequence of short words in the correct order more accurately than they can recall a sequence of long words, is one of the most salient features of immediate serial recall. This chapter reviews the original evidence for the word-length effect and explains how this led to the proposal of the phonological loop model of working memory. The authors then discuss evidence that questions the original interpretation of the word-length effect, and strongly contests one fundamental assumption of the model. Finally, the authors consider some alternatives to the phonological loop and discuss the extent to which these accounts meet existing requirements. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPsychology Press
dc.relation.ispartofWorking Memory in Perspective
dc.subjectworking memory
dc.titleRe-evaluating the word-length effecten
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology
dc.contributor.institutionHealth & Human Sciences Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology of Movement
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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