@article{231,
  author = {Olga Gurevich and Matthew Johnson and Adele Goldberg},
  title = {Incidental verbatim memory for language},
  abstract = {<p>It is widely believed that explicit verbatim memory for language is virtually nonexistent except in certain circumstances, for example if participants are warned they are to receive a memory test, if the language is {\textquoteleft}interactive{\textquoteright} (emotion-laden), or if the texts are exceedingly short and memory is tested immediately. The present experiments revisit the question of verbatim mem- ory for language and demonstrate that participants do reliably recognize and recall full sentences that they are exposed to only once at above chance rates (Experiments 1 and 3). The texts are 300 words long, non-interac- tive, and no advanced warning of a memory test is given. Verbatim memory is demonstrated even when lexical content and memory for gist are con- trolled for (Experiments 2 and 4). The most striking finding is one of inci- dental recall: even after a six-day delay, participants reliably reproduce sentences they have heard before when asked to describe scenes, even though they are not asked to recall what they had heard (Experiment 5).</p>},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Language and Cognition},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {45{\textendash}78},
  publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
  url = {https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/6B1489BC2F09CED86A8F29E8DEC096FD/S186698080000020Xa.pdf/incidental-verbatim-memory-for-language.pdf},
}