Figure 2. Behavioral and neural correlates of temporal context reinstatement in control lists.

A. Predictions of the context maintenance and retrieval (CMR) model of recall transitions in control lists. The probability of making transitions between successive recalls is plotted as a function of lag, or difference in the serial positions of the successively recalled items. These response probabilities are determined conditional on which lags are available for recall. B. Conditional response probability as a function of lag in the behavioral data. C. Encoding-retrieval similarity (ERS) between the temporal context state of a recalled item and the temporal contexts of its neighbors during study. Lag refers to the distance in serial position between two items from study (see Figure 1E). CMR predicts that temporal context states will be more similar between the recalled item and neighboring items from study. D. CMR’s predictions are upheld when measuring the neural measure of temporal context in participants’ data. Cond. Resp. Prob. = Conditional response probability. Error bars represent Loftus and Masson (1994) 95% confidence intervals.