A Review on the Contiguity Effect in Episodic Memory

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 28 Sayı: 55, 53 - 71, 26.12.2025

Elif Kaşgöz , Aslı Kılıç

Öz

Episodic memory involves the conscious recollection of personal experiences, including their content and spatiotemporal context. One of the effects observed in episodic memory is the contiguity effect, which can be defined as the phenomenon in which participants tend to recall words that are positioned close to each other on a study list consecutively. This review article discusses the importance of the contiguity effect, the factors influencing its magnitude, how it is affected by various experimental manipulations, and findings from the literature considering different tasks. Additionally, the article evaluates different mechanisms and models of episodic memory that aim to explain the proximity effect in light of these findings.

Anahtar Kelimeler

contiguity effect , episodic memory , experimental manipulations , asymmetry , memory models

Olaysal Bellekte Yakınlık Etkisi Üzerine Bir Gözden Geçirme

Öz

Olaysal bellek, insanların hatıralarını içeriğini ve uzay-zamansal bağlamlarını barındırarak bilinçli şekilde hatırlamasını içerir. Olaysal bellekte görülen etkilerden biri olan yakınlık etkisi katılımcıların art arda hatırladığı kelimelerin çalışma listesinde yakın konumlanmış olması şeklinde tanımlanabilir. Bu gözden geçirme makalesinde yakınlık etkisinin önemi, büyüklüğünü etkileyen faktörler, çeşitli deney manipülasyonlarından nasıl etkilendiği, farklı görevler de göz önünde bulundurularak literatürdeki bulgular ile tartışılmıştır. Ayrıca, yakınlık etkisini açıklamayı hedefleyen farklı mekanizmalar ve olaysal bellek modelleri, bu bulgular ışığında değerlendirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

yakınlık etkisi , olaysal bellek , deneysel manipülasyonlar , asimetri , bellek modelleri

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