Sequential syntactic knowledge supports item but not order recall in verbal working memory

We presented lists with adjective-noun pairs for immediate serial recall, the adjectives being in regular or irregular position relative to the nouns. We observed increased recall performance when adjectives occurred in regular position; this effect was observed for item recall but not order recall scores. We propose an integration of verbal WM and syntactic processing models to account for this finding by assuming that the impact of syntactic knowledge on serial-order WM recall is indirect and mediated via syntax-dependent item-retrieval processes.PMID:37872468 | DOI:10.3758/s13421-023-01476-6

Source: Memory and Cognition - October 23, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Pauline Querella Steve Majerus Source Type: research