The effect of orienting tasks on recognition memory
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Memory & Cognition
- Vol. 3 (2), 140-142
- https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03212890
Abstract
The effect of orienting tasks on recognition memory for words and faces was investigated. It was found that relevant orienting tasks improved recognition memory for both classes of stimuli compared with a nonrelevant orienting task and the control condition of testing recognition memory without an orienting task. Attention is drawn to the possibility of qualitative differences between recall and recognition for the effect of orienting tasks. The findings are related to recognition theories. It is suggested that the findings lend support to those theories which hold that retrieval processes play a major role in recognition memory.Keywords
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