On the flexibility and the fallibility of associative memory.
We report the results of four experiments in which we explored the flexibility and fallibility of associative recognition memory. In each experiment, pairs were studied one or more times, and the task was to discriminate intact from rearranged pairs. The critical findings are that the pattern of false alarm rates was dependent on the nature of the recognition procedure (e.g., ratings vs. yes-no) and the situation in which the task was performed. The specific pattern of findings suggest that subjects adopt different recognition strategies in order to achieve a desired level of performance in the most efficient manner possible by varying the degree to which they base their decisions on familiarity versus recollected information. Implications for theories of recognition memory are discussed.
Malmberg
Kenneth J
KJ
Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620-7200, USA. malmberg@cas.usf.edu
Xu
Jing
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001244:Association; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008960:Models, Psychological; D021641:Recognition, Psychology
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 1989 Sep;15(5):846-58
2528605
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2005 Mar;31(2):322-36
15755248
Mem Cognit. 1997 Nov;25(6):747-63
9421560
Psychon Bull Rev. 1997 Jun;4(2):145-66
21331823
Psychon Bull Rev. 2004 Aug;11(4):616-41
15581116
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2004 Mar;30(2):319-31
14979807
Mem Cognit. 2007 Apr;35(3):526-44
17691151
Mem Cognit. 2001 Apr;29(3):413-23
11407418
Psychol Rev. 2004 Apr;111(2):524-42
15065921
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2004 Mar;30(2):540-9
14979823
Psychon Bull Rev. 1996 Mar;3(1):37-60
24214802
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2000 Mar;26(2):294-320
10764098
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2001 May;27(3):701-22
11394675
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2001 Mar;27(2):414-35
11294441
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2004 Nov;30(6):1147-66
15521795
Mem Cognit. 1996 Jul;24(4):523-33
8757500
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1998 Jun;24(3):929-45
9627426
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2000 Nov;26(6):1534-55
11185781
Mem Cognit. 2004 Dec;32(8):1284-97
15900922