著者

豊田 弘司

出版者

奈良教育大学

雑誌

奈良教育大学紀要 人文・社会科学 (ISSN:05472393)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.41, no.1, pp.p143-151, 1992-11

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The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of number of the encoded attributes of autobiographical information on incidental memory of Kanii words. In an incidental memory task, the sujects were presented each word and asked to rate the personal experiences on each word. Three types of rating scales were used : the quantity, the pleasantness and the vividness scales. Two rating conditions involved processing on one scale (1 rating group) and three scales (3 rating group). Recall performance of each subject was tested in the immediate and the one-week delayed tests. Performance differences between two groups were not observed in both tests. This result showed that there was no effect of the number of the encoded attributes on incidental memory in autobiographical elaboration. Immediate and delayed recall performances varied as a function of quantity, pleasantness and vividness rated by subjects. Recall performances in 3 categories (low, medium, high) ×3 scales (quantity, pleasantness, vividness) combinations were compared. Performances in 4 combinations with high category of vividness scale were higher than those in the other ones. This result showed that the vividness of personal experiences was critical for the effectiveness of autobiographical elaboration.