Proximity Analysis and the Structure of Organization in Free Recall. [Report No.: RB-72-3

Autor/in	Friendly, Michael L.
Institution	Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Titel	Proximity Analysis and the Structure of Organization in Free Recall. [Report No.: RB-72-3
Quelle	(1972), (179 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cluster Analysis; Cognitive Processes; Individual Differences; Learning; Learning Processes; Memory; Psychological Characteristics; Psychological Evaluation; Psychological Patterns; Psychological Testing; Recognition; Retention (Psychology); Transfer of Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Clusteranalyse; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Individueller Unterschied; Lernen; Learning process; Lernprozess; Gedächtnis; Psychosoziale Beurteilung; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Wiedererkennen; Merkfähigkeit; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung
Abstract	A method for assessing the structure of organization was developed on the basis of the ordinal separation, or proximity, between pairs ot items in recall protocols over a series of trials. The proximity measure is based on the assumption, common to all indices of organization, that items which are coded together in subjective memory units will consistently tend to be recalled contiguously in output. Methods of hierarchical cluster analysis are then employed to determine the structure of organization implied by the proximities between items. An experiment was designed to test the sensitivity of the method to differences in organizational structure. Existing data from several studies of part-whole transfer by Ornstein were reanalyzed to assess the explanatory power of the method of proximity analysis. It was concluded that the method of proximity analysis can be useful in attempts to elucidate the relationship between organization and memory. (Author/DG)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01