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An experiment concerning recognition memory for shapes investigated the consequences of manipulating the component operations of domain of processing, that is, encoding strategy, processing time, and stimulus compatibility. It is established that semantic encoding and long processing time facilitated recognition performance for low-, but not for high-, compatibility shapes. A visual task interfered with recognition memory for low-compatibility shapes. Several theoretical contributions to the domain-of-processing framework, which follow from the findings of this experiment, are presented and discussed.
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Opinions or assertions contained herein are those of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the U.S. Department of the Navy. A portion of this research was presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 1978.
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Federico, PA. Domain of processing and recognition memory for shapes. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 16, 261–264 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329538
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