The Power of Imagination on Learning Recall

by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 05:05 PM, last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM

Smith 1979

Ss learn words in a distinct room.

Tested in 1 of 3 conditions:

Same Context

Different Context

Different context, but imagine encoding context

 When
we learn anything we are also
encoding context--the surrounding
environment and our own state.

Retrieval Summary
 What
we retrieve is a function of:
◦ Depth of encoding
◦ Type of cues
◦ Similarity between encoding and
retrieval