Abstract
The increase in effort necessary to correctly identify words over degraded communications channels has been shown to be reflected in lowered efficiency on simultaneously-performed non-verbal secondary tasks. Two experiments show that a similar loss of efficiency may be observed for operations performed on the material shadowed. Recognition memory is poorer for words correctly shadowed over a degraded channel.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Broadbent, D.E. Perception and communication. London: Pergamon Press, 1958. Pp. 68–80.
Broadbent, D. E., & Gregory, Margaret. Vigilance considered as a statistical decision. Brit. J. Psychol., 1963, 54, 309–323.
Brown, I. D., & Poulton, E. C. Measuring the ‘spare’ capacity of car drivers by a subsidiary task. Ergonomics, 1961, 4, 35–40.
Chistovitch, L. A., Alyakrinskii, V. V., & Abul’yan, V. A. Vremennie zadezhki pri povtorenii slishimoi rechi. Voprosi Psikhologii, 1960, 6, 64–70.
Thorndike, Edward L., & Lorge, Irving. The teachers word book of 30,000 words. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1944.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Rabbitt, P. Recognition: Memory for words correctly heard in noise. Psychon Sci 6, 383–384 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330948
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330948