Word Quality and Memory

Authors

Marshall Roedel, Brigham Young University
Dr. C. Brock Kirwan, Brigham Young University

Keywords

word quality, memory, recognition memory, word concreteness

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

Abstract

Current memory theory suggests that two separate processes contribute to recognition memory. Recollection is when recognition is accompanied by contextual information regarding the encoding event. Familiarity is when recognition is only a companied by a vague sense of having encountered something previously.

Recommended Citation

Roedel, Marshall and Kirwan, Dr. C. Brock (2014) "Word Quality and Memory," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 254.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/254