title: Source ROCs are (typically) curvilinear: comment on Yonelinas (1999).
abstract: On the basis of his assumption that recollection is a threshold process, A. P. Yonelinas (1999) predicted linear source-identification receiver operating characteristics (ROCs) and recently reported data that were consistent with this prediction. In this article, the authors present data showing curvilinear source-identification ROCs across various encoding and test conditions. On the basis of the source-monitoring framework (e.g., M. K. Johnson, S. Hashtroudi, & D. S. Lindsay, 1993), the authors argue that curvilinearity of source-identification ROCs is a result of differences in the qualitative characteristics of memories rather than simply the influence of undifferentiated familiarity as the dual-process model might suggest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8205, USA. jianjian.qin@yale.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Raye
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012372:ROC Curve; D021641:Recognition, Psychology