Phonological similarity and the irrelevant speech effect: implications for models of short-term verbal memory

J D Larsen; Alan Baddeley; J Andrade

doi:10.1080/096582100387579

Phonological similarity and the irrelevant speech effect: implications for models of short-term verbal memory

J D Larsen, Alan Baddeley, J Andrade

Psychology

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Abstract

Three experiments studied the interaction between irrelevant speech and phonological similarity within both the remembered and the irrelevant auditory material. Phonological similarity within the remembered list impaired performance in both baseline and irrelevant speech conditions, whereas phonological similarity between the remembered and ignored irrelevant items did not influence performance. Although there was a tendency for similarity within the irrelevant items to reduce interference, this proved to be a less robust finding. Implications for the theoretical interpretation of the irrelevant speech effect are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-57
Number of pages	13
Journal	Memory
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/096582100387579
Publication status	Published - 2000

Keywords

Female
Humans
Male
Memory, Short-Term
Models, Psychological
Perceptual Masking
Phonetics

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