TY - JOUR

T1 - Hebb Repetition Effects in Visual Memory: The Roles of Verbal Rehearsal and Distinctiveness.

AU - Horton, Neil J.

AU - Hay, Dennis C.

AU - Smyth, Mary M.

N1 - This is a pre-print of an article published in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 61 (12), 2008. (c) Wiley

PY - 2008/12

Y1 - 2008/12

N2 - A version of the Hebb repetition task was used with faces to explore the generality of the effect in a non-verbal domain. In the baseline condition, a series of upright faces was presented and participants asked to reconstruct the original order. Performance in this condition was compared to another in which the same stimuli were accompanied by concurrent verbal rehearsal to examine if Hebb learning is dependent on verbal processing. Baseline performance was also compared to a condition in which the same faces were presented inverted. This comparison was used to determine the importance in Hebb learning of being able to visually distinguish between the list items. The results produced classic serial position curves that were equivalent over conditions with Hebb repetition effects being in evidence only for upright faces and verbal suppression as having no effect. These findings are interpreted a posing a challenge to current models derived from verbal domain data.

AB - A version of the Hebb repetition task was used with faces to explore the generality of the effect in a non-verbal domain. In the baseline condition, a series of upright faces was presented and participants asked to reconstruct the original order. Performance in this condition was compared to another in which the same stimuli were accompanied by concurrent verbal rehearsal to examine if Hebb learning is dependent on verbal processing. Baseline performance was also compared to a condition in which the same faces were presented inverted. This comparison was used to determine the importance in Hebb learning of being able to visually distinguish between the list items. The results produced classic serial position curves that were equivalent over conditions with Hebb repetition effects being in evidence only for upright faces and verbal suppression as having no effect. These findings are interpreted a posing a challenge to current models derived from verbal domain data.

U2 - 10.1080/17470210802168674

DO - 10.1080/17470210802168674

M3 - Journal article

VL - 61

SP - 1769

EP - 1777

JO - The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

JF - The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

SN - 1747-0218

IS - 12

ER -