after Loftus, EF Activation of Sema...

after Loftus, EF Activation of Semantic Memory: AMJP (1974)
Conclusion: robust facilitation when memory of initial category still active in short-term state. Increasing delay breeds increased retrieval time.
Categories
Name a fruit beginning with "p"
Retrieval Time
(153 sec)
(Delays)
1 Name a tree beginning with "b"
2 " an animal beginning with "d"
3 " a bre of dog beginning "n"
categories unrelated to fruit
Name a fruit beginning with "c"
1 Delay