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Recognition memory for easy & difficult text was examined through the use of a recognition memory paradigm in three experiments. In experiment 1, Ss (N = 103 university students) were asked to read passages from a booklet containing driving regulations & IRS instructions. After five minutes the booklets were collected & Ss completed recognition tests in one of two conditions: immediately following the reading or after a one-hour delay. Results supported the hypothesis that difficulty of reading material is related to memory for that information. Experiment 2 (N = 22 faculty members) replicated experiment 1, using only the delayed condition. ...

Recognition memory for easy & difficult text was examined through the use of a recognition memory paradigm in three experiments. In experiment 1, Ss (N = 103 university students) were asked to read passages from a booklet containing driving regulations & IRS instructions. After five minutes the booklets were collected & Ss completed recognition tests in one of two conditions: immediately following the reading or after a one-hour delay. Results supported the hypothesis that difficulty of reading material is related to memory for that information. Experiment 2 (N = 22 faculty members) replicated experiment 1, using only the delayed condition. ...

Recognition memory for easy & difficult text was examined through the use of a recognition memory paradigm in three experiments. In experiment 1, Ss (N = 103 university students) were asked to read passages from a booklet containing driving regulations & IRS instructions. After five minutes the booklets were collected & Ss completed recognition tests in one of two conditions: immediately following the reading or after a one-hour delay. Results supported the hypothesis that difficulty of reading material is related to memory for that information. Experiment 2 (N = 22 faculty members) replicated experiment 1, using only the delayed condition. ...

This paper presents a study on the comprehensibility of rephrased syntactic structures in German court decisions. While there are a number of studies using psycholinguistic methods to investigate the comprehensibility of original legal texts, we are not aware of any study looking into the effect resolving complex structures has on the comprehensibility. Our study combines three methodological steps. First, we analyze an annotated corpus of court decisions, press releases & newspaper reports on these decisions in order to detect those complex structures in the decisions which distinguish them from the other text types. Secondly, these structures are rephrased into two ...

Examined recall and retrieval from familiar and unfamiliar text in relation to the position of headings (marginal vs text embedded) and the kinds of headings used (questions vs statements) in 17 experiments. Results from the 1st 9 experiments show that the position of the headings had no effect, but headings in either form aided recall and search and retrieval of information from the text in 14-25 yr old Ss. Four experiments with 11-12 yr olds showed that headings aided Ss' search and retrieval but not their recall from a 2nd text. However, an additional study with 14-25 yr olds and ...

Examined recall and retrieval from familiar and unfamiliar text in relation to the position of headings (marginal vs text embedded) and the kinds of headings used (questions vs statements) in 17 experiments. Results from the 1st 9 experiments show that the position of the headings had no effect, but headings in either form aided recall and search and retrieval of information from the text in 14-25 yr old Ss. Four experiments with 11-12 yr olds showed that headings aided Ss' search and retrieval but not their recall from a 2nd text. However, an additional study with 14-25 yr olds and ...

Examined recall and retrieval from familiar and unfamiliar text in relation to the position of headings (marginal vs text embedded) and the kinds of headings used (questions vs statements) in 17 experiments. Results from the 1st 9 experiments show that the position of the headings had no effect, but headings in either form aided recall and search and retrieval of information from the text in 14-25 yr old Ss. Four experiments with 11-12 yr olds showed that headings aided Ss' search and retrieval but not their recall from a 2nd text. However, an additional study with 14-25 yr olds and ...

Examined recall and retrieval from familiar and unfamiliar text in relation to the position of headings (marginal vs text embedded) and the kinds of headings used (questions vs statements) in 17 experiments. Results from the 1st 9 experiments show that the position of the headings had no effect, but headings in either form aided recall and search and retrieval of information from the text in 14-25 yr old Ss. Four experiments with 11-12 yr olds showed that headings aided Ss' search and retrieval but not their recall from a 2nd text. However, an additional study with 14-25 yr olds and ...

Examined recall and retrieval from familiar and unfamiliar text in relation to the position of headings (marginal vs text embedded) and the kinds of headings used (questions vs statements) in 17 experiments. Results from the 1st 9 experiments show that the position of the headings had no effect, but headings in either form aided recall and search and retrieval of information from the text in 14-25 yr old Ss. Four experiments with 11-12 yr olds showed that headings aided Ss' search and retrieval but not their recall from a 2nd text. However, an additional study with 14-25 yr olds and ...

Examined recall and retrieval from familiar and unfamiliar text in relation to the position of headings (marginal vs text embedded) and the kinds of headings used (questions vs statements) in 17 experiments. Results from the 1st 9 experiments show that the position of the headings had no effect, but headings in either form aided recall and search and retrieval of information from the text in 14-25 yr old Ss. Four experiments with 11-12 yr olds showed that headings aided Ss' search and retrieval but not their recall from a 2nd text. However, an additional study with 14-25 yr olds and ...