Publications by authors named "Rebecca Legg"
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove)
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study introduces the Metrical Hebb Effect, demonstrating that people can learn repeating stress patterns across familiar word sequences, even without identical words being repeated.
- Experiment 1 confirms this effect, showing significant retention of metrical patterns with repeated presentations.
- Further experiments explore the longevity of this learning, revealing that while it can persist after a few non-repeating lists, it fades with longer gaps, suggesting that the learning process involves chunking patterns rather than just memorizing item positions.
