Automatic processing of memory for spatial location

Abstract

Earlier research on the automaticity of memory for spatial location was extended. A series of four-photograph sets were presented to subjects, who then attempted to relocate the photographs to their original locations on posters. Number of locations on the posters varied from 4, 9, or 16, and instructions were intentional or incidental. Memory for location decreased with increased matrix size. Instructions had no effect. The recognition of photographs was unaffected by these variables. No firm evidence for effortful processing of location memory was found. © 1992, Psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.