TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Generalizing everyday memory: signs and handedness
JO  - Memory and cognition
A1  - Martin, M.
A1  - Jones, G. V.
SP  - 193
EP  - 200
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - Memory for frequently encountered road signs was investigated. In Experiment 1, the average level of recall of road sign features was found to be only 47%. In Experiment 2, more left-handed than right-handed people recalled that a walking figure faces right on one sign, whereas more right-handed than left-handed people recalled that a digging figure faces left on another sign. Performance thus reflected not a difference in level of mnemonic ability between left-handed and right-handed groups but instead the compatibility between group and task. In Experiment 3, participants were asked to draw any figure walking and any figure digging, with a pattern of results similar to that of Experiment 2. It is suggested that handedness effects in recall are mediated by motor imagery.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-502X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -