Psychology ETDs

Publication Date

6-17-1977

Abstract

Sensible, interrelated sentences were presented with or without bizarre sentences which could be transformed to fit the context of the sensible sentences. Two experiments examined subjects' ability to recognize or recall both types of sentences, either immediately or after two weeks. For most subjects, representations of the bizarre were available at immediate testing only. In addition, results indicate that transformations of bizarre sentences were stored in memory but were not well incorporated within the structure for the sensible material. Finally, the results from both experiments suggest that processing bizarre information can lead to more accurate memory for the sensible context.

Degree Name

Psychology

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Psychology

First Committee Member (Chair)

Henry Carleton Ellis

Second Committee Member

Harold D. Delaney

Third Committee Member

Carol Elizabeth Conrad

Fourth Committee Member

Peder Jack Johnson

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

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