APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Error Pattern Analysis: Recall of Descriptive and Non-Descriptive Proper Names
- Art Beqiraj
James Madison University - Kethera Fogler Moore
James Madison University - Lori James
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Abstract
This study will assess whether descriptive names reduce retrieval errors in proper name recall. Participants across two age groups will learn name and hobby pairs varying in semantic relatedness. Accuracy analyses and error types will clarify whether descriptive names provide an advantage, offering implications for age-related differences in name memory.