Veridical and false pictorial memory in individuals with and without mental retardation.
Veridical and false pictorial recognition were assessed in individuals with mental retardation; groups were matched for MA and CA. Pictures were viewed in either a generative or static format at acquisition. The individuals with mental retardation and those in the MA-matched group had higher rates of false memories for critical items and lower hit rates than did their CA-matched peers. The mental retardation group demonstrated an acquiescent response bias (i.e., high novel false-alarm rate). When data were corrected for this bias, those with mental retardation had significantly lower hit rates but equivalent false-alarm rates to the MA-matched participants. Results are discussed in terms of pictorial distinctiveness and within the frameworks of activation monitoring and fuzzy trace theory.
Carlin
Michael T
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Department of Psychology, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA. mcarlin@rider.edu
Toglia
Michael P
MP
Wakeford
Yvonne
Y
Jakway
Allison
A
Sullivan
Kate
K
Hasel
Lisa
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014796:Visual Perception