Re: R&M's "memory illusions" and functional verbal response classes

From: John Hasenkam (johnh_at_faraway.)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:36:27 +1000

"Sergio Navega" <snavega@intelliwise.com> wrote in message
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> > R&M's "memory illusions" and functional verbal response classes
> >
> > Roediger and McDermott presented lists of 15 words(e.g., rest, bed,
awake,
> > tired, etc.), all of which were related to a "critical element" (CE;
> "sleep"
> > in the above example) that was not on the list. In a recall test,
subjects
> > tended to mis-recall the CE with about the same probability that they
> > correctly recall items in the middle of the list. Why does this happen?
I
> > will use a brief description of why, and use it to contrast the
> explanation
> > provided by Skinner's Verbal Behavior and the "explanation" provided by
> > cognitive psychology.
>
. So we are dealing with a
> cognitive theory that is receiving substantial neurobiological
> support (and which can also be *refuted* because of that). How
> is that for a really scientific hypothesis?

I trust you are not seriously suggesting that spreading activation is
support for semantic networks. Tell me that isn't true.