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Do semantic categories aid encoding?
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Titles: Do semantic categories aid encoding? Abstract: The aim of this experiment was to examine how encoding affects subsequent memory. Eight males and eight female participants took part in this experiment. Each participant received two lists of word to memorize one was semantic meaning and one was not. It was predicted that words presented in semantic categories are easier to remember compared with words presented not in categories and semantic meaning between words. The prediction was supported. It could be explained that words which are linked together is easier to remember as they are in the same categories, participants could generate them better. Introduction Memory is an ability to store, retain and subsequently receive information. It can be thought of involving three main types according to Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968, 1971), which are sensory memory, short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM). Sensory memory is our initial, momentary storage of information,...
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