Assessing the influence of recollection and familiarity in memory for own- versus other-race faces.
In the present research, we examined the contributions of recollection and familiarity in memory for own- and other-race faces. In Experiment 1, we used a repetition lag paradigm (Jennings & Jacoby, 1997) to demonstrate the typical cross-race effect with respect to discrimination accuracy and response bias. Participants were more likely to commit repetition errors by falsely recognizing repeated other-race faces. In Experiment 2, we used process-dissociation equations to estimate differences in recollection and familiarity. As predicted, results showed a greater reliance on recollection-based processing for own-race faces. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Marcon
Jessica L
JL
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA.
Susa
Kyle J
KJ
Meissner
Christian A
CA
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004644:Emotions; D005145:Face; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D055815:Young Adult