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Iconic store and partial report

Chow, Siu (1985) Iconic store and partial report. [Journal (Paginated)]

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The iconic store has recently been challenged on the grounds that data in its favor may have resulted from some procedural artifacts. The display-instruction compatibility and perceptual grouping hypotheses were reexamined in two experiments with the partial-report paradigm. When care was taken to rectify some procedural problems found in Merikle's (1980) study, it was established that the iconic store (as a hypothetical mechanism) can still be validly entertained. This report demonstrates one important procedural point in studying the iconic store with the partial-report task, namely, that subjects must be given more than token training on the partial-report task.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Keywords:Iconic store, partial report, information persistence
Subjects:Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
ID Code:2187
Deposited By: Chow, Dr. Siu L.
Deposited On:26 Apr 2002
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:54

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