title: Persistent repetition priming in picture naming and its dissociation from recognition memory.
abstract: The current experiments investigated the longevity of repetition priming and dissociations between different memory measures. Picture-naming latencies revealed robust repetition priming in four separate studies: Previously named pictures were named faster than new pictures. The magnitude of this naming facilitation was stable across 1 to 6 weeks. The apparent temporal invulnerability of repetition priming was in marked contrast to the decline in episodic recognition memory across 6 weeks, suggesting a dissociation between implicit and explicit memory. Additional evidence of this dissociation was observed within each session: Naming facilitation for repeated pictures occurred regardless of whether those particular pictures were consciously recognized.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011930:Reaction Time; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012660:Semantics