?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Reactivation+of+Short+Term+Memory&rft.creator=Tarnow%2C+Dr.+Eugen&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=The+reactivation+mechanism+of+short+term+memory+is+studied.++In+recognition+and+cued+recall%2C+reactivation+is+externally+driven+and+accounts+for+the+linear+relationship+between+recognition+probability+and+response+time.++In+free+recall+the+reactivation+is+internal.++The+free+recall+initial+item+distribution+indicates+that+the+mechanism+is+imprecise+and+reactivates+several+memory+items+at+the+same+time.+A+competition+ensues+and+the+winners+are+the+items+which+can+be+reactivated+the+quickest.++Those+items+that+take+longer+to+reactivate+are+heavily+suppressed.++The+internal+reactivation+mechanism+also+activates+erroneous+items%2C+proportional+to+the+internal+reactivation+time%2C+in+effect+erasing+memory+while+searching+it.++We+find+no+discontinuities+in+the+error+rate+which+challenges+the+notion+of+a+limited+capacity%2C+%E2%80%9Cquantized%2C%E2%80%9D+working+memory.+Internal+reactivation+of+long+term+memory+does+not+seem+to+have+the+same+erasure+effect.+&rft.date=2012-03-20&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8127%2F1%2FInternal%2520Reactivation.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tarnow%2C+Dr.+Eugen++(2012)+Reactivation+of+Short+Term+Memory.+++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8127%2F