Recognition memory reveals just how CONTRASTIVE contrastive accenting really is

SH Fraundorf, DG Watson, AS Benjamin - Journal of memory and language, 2010 - Elsevier
Journal of memory and language, 2010Elsevier
The effects of pitch accenting on memory were investigated in three experiments.
Participants listened to short recorded discourses that contained contrast sets with two items
(eg British scientists and French scientists); a continuation specified one item from the set.
Pitch accenting on the critical word in the continuation was manipulated between non-
contrastive (H* in the ToBI system) and contrastive (L+ H*). On subsequent recognition
memory tests, the L+ H* accent increased hits to correct statements and correct rejections of …
The effects of pitch accenting on memory were investigated in three experiments. Participants listened to short recorded discourses that contained contrast sets with two items (e.g. British scientists and French scientists); a continuation specified one item from the set. Pitch accenting on the critical word in the continuation was manipulated between non-contrastive (H* in the ToBI system) and contrastive (L+H*). On subsequent recognition memory tests, the L+H* accent increased hits to correct statements and correct rejections of the contrast item (Experiments 1–3), but did not impair memory for other parts of the discourse (Experiment 2). L+H* also did not facilitate correct rejections of lures not in the contrast set (Experiment 3), indicating that contrastive accents do not simply strengthen the representation of the target item. These results suggest comprehenders use pitch accenting to encode and update information about multiple elements in a contrast set.
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