The Bransford-Franks linear effect: Integration or artifact?
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- 1 July 1974
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Memory & Cognition
- Vol. 2 (4) , 709-713
- https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03198145
Abstract
It was hypothesized that the Bransford-Franks linear effect is an artifact of the method of presentation of stimulus sentences and is unrelated to semantic processes. Ss were given sentences containing the same information in one of two ways. In a control condition, which was identical to the procedure used in earlier research, overlapping combinations of ideas were presented during learning and recognition; in an experimental condition, ideas were presented one at a time. Results demonstrated that one-idea sentences received significantly higher recognition confidence ratings in the experimental condition, thus supporting the artifact interpretation. It was proposed that Ss assign recognition confidence ratings based on the probability that a sentence containing a certain number of ideas could have occurred in acquisition.Keywords
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