INFORMATION-PROCESSING TIME ADDS USEFUL INFORMATION TO TRADITIONAL RECALL MEASURES

Clinical work and research activity using memory tests typically use m easures of recall. While these measures are useful, they may restrict the nature of memory assessments. A memory test was developed to recor d encoding and recall times. Analyses were then conducted to determine whether these encoding and recall times related to recall performance . Results indicated that encoding time and recall time related signifi cantly to recall performance. Data also revealed that while the streng th of the relationship between encoding time and recall errors general ly remained constant, the relationship between recall time and recall errors decreased as task demands increased.