Characteristics of visual and kinesthetic memory codes.

The release from proactive inhibition (PI) paradigm has been widely used as a technique for exploring the encoding dimensions of short-term memory for verbal items. PI release data have been used not only to infer particular memory codes but also to index their relative salience. In the present study, the effects of manipulating the colour (red or black) in which the stimulus material is printed were investigated in two separate experiments. No release effect was obtained in the first, where common two-syllable words were presented. In the second, where consonant trigrams were presented, a large effect was found. Since the same colour feature was manipulated in each experiment, it is argued that this pattern of results has serious implications for the use of PI release data as a technique for mapping the encoding dimensions of short-term memory.

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Chapter 3. Kinesthetic memory

Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement - Advances in Consciousness Research ◽

10.1075/aicr.84.05she ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 43-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Maxine Sheets-Johnstone

Keyword(s):

Kinesthetic Memory

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Memory codes for temporal and nontemporal samples in many-to-one matching by pigeons

Animal Learning & Behavior ◽

10.3758/bf03213391 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 120-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 65

Author(s):

Angelo Santi ◽

Steve Bridson ◽

Mary Jo Ducharme

Keyword(s):

Memory Codes

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Reanalysis and Critique of “Sensory Discrimination” as an Ability Component of the Blind

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1969.29.1.283 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 283-288 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. H. Tillman ◽

W. L. Bashaw ◽

Michael Bradley

Keyword(s):

Comparison Group ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Centroid Method ◽

Extreme Caution ◽

Verbal Comprehension ◽

Sensory Discrimination ◽

Kinesthetic Memory ◽

Unique Factor ◽

Intercorrelation Matrix ◽

Comprehensive Study

Juurmaa (1967) carried out the first comprehensive study to assess the ability domain of totally blind males. Using Thurstone's centroid method and graphic orthogonal rotation, 9 factors were extracted from a 23 × 23 intercorrelation matrix. Abilities measured included verbal comprehension, arithmetic reasoning, spatial ability, memory, dexterity, kinesthetic memory, tactual discrimination, and auditory sensitivity. One factor, “sensory discrimination,” was obtained from the blind group which had no corresponding factor in a sighted male comparison group. The purpose of the present study was to explore further the interpretation of this unique factor and to raise major methodological issues about Juurmaa's analyses, namely, the make-up of the blind sample, the choice of factor analytic tools, and the arbitrariness of the decision concerning dimensionality. Consideration of these issues in conjunction with a reanalysis of Juurmaa's data, led the authors to conclude that the ability structure of the blind needs considerably more research before any conclusions can be drawn without extreme caution.

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