Source-Constrained Recall: Front-End and Back-End Control of Retrieval Quality.
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| Title: | Source-Constrained Recall: Front-End and Back-End Control of Retrieval Quality. |
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| Authors: | Halamish, Vered1 halamish@research.haifa.ac.il, Goldsmith, Morris1 mgold@research.haifa.ac.il, Jacoby, Larry L.2 |
| Source: | Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory & Cognition. Jan2012, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Information retrieval, *Memory research, Recall (Information retrieval), Accuracy, Encoding |
| Abstract: | Research on the strategic regulation of memory accuracy has focused primarily on monitoring and control processes used to edit out incorrect information after it is retrieved (back-end control). Recent studies, however, suggest that rememberers also enhance accuracy by preventing the retrieval of incorrect information in the first place (front-end control). The present study put forward and examined a mechanism called source-constrained recall (cf. Jacoby, Shimizu, Velanova, & Rhodes, 2005) by which rememberers process and use recall cues in qualitatively different ways, depending on the manner of original encoding. Results of 2 experiments in which information about source encoding depth was made available at test showed that when possible, participants constrained recall to the solicited targets by reinstating the original encoding operations on the recall cues. This reinstatement improved the quality of the information that came to mind, which, together with improved postretrieval monitoring, enhanced actual recall performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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