Publications [#251666] of Ruth S. Day

Journal Articles

1. Horowitz, LM; Norman, SA; Day, RS (1966). Availability and associative symmetry.. Psychological review, 73(1), 1-15. [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/24)

   Abstract:
   This paper examines the concept of availability and its theoretical role in the cognitive processes. An item's availability (AV) is operationally defined by the probability that S could recall it after a 15-sec delay. (AV seems to grow fastest when S produces it from memory. It also grows, though not as fast, when S sees the item without producing it.) This definition is used to examine the principle of associative symmetry, and evidence is presented to support it. Sources of asymmetry in natural language are examined, and the concept's theoretical implications for memory and though are discussed. (38 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1966 American Psychological Association.