Failures to Replicate Hyper-Retrieval-Induced Forgetting in Arithmetic Memory
| dc.contributor.advisor | Campbell, Jamie I. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Thompson, Valerie A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Marche, Tammy A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Chernoff, Egan J. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Maslany, Anna | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-05T12:00:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-05T12:00:18Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2013-06 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-07-04 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | June 2013 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Campbell and Phenix (2009) observed retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) (slower response time) for simple addition facts (e.g., 3 + 4) immediately following 40 retrieval-practice blocks of their multiplication counterparts (3 × 4 = ?). A subsequent single retrieval of the previously unpracticed multiplication problems, however, produced an RIF effect about twice as large for their addition counterparts. Thus, a single retrieval of a multiplication fact appeared to produce much larger RIF of the addition counterpart than did many multiplication retrieval-practice trials. In subsequent similar studies, however, this hyper-RIF effect was not observed (e.g., Campbell & Thompson, 2012). The current studies further investigated hyper-RIF in arithmetic. In Chapter 2 (Experiment 1), composition of operands (unique vs. common) and amount of multiplication practice (6 vs. 20 repetitions of each problem) were manipulated. Participants solved multiplication problems (4 × 7 = ?) and then were tested on their memory for the addition counterparts (4 + 7 = ?) and control additions. Chapter 3 (Experiment 2) attempted an exact replication of Campbell and Phenix. In both studies, hyper-RIF was not observed. The results confirm the basic RIF effect of multiplication retrieval practice on addition counterparts, but cast doubt on the on the reality of the hyper-RIF effect observed by Campbell and Phenix. It is concluded that the hyper-RIF effect reported by Campbell and Phenix is an elusive or non-existent phenomenon; consequently, it cannot at this time be considered an important result in the RIF literature. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2013-06-1078 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.subject | memory | en_US |
| dc.subject | arithmetic | en_US |
| dc.subject | retrieval-induced forgetting | en_US |
| dc.title | Failures to Replicate Hyper-Retrieval-Induced Forgetting in Arithmetic Memory | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type.material | text | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Psychology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |