True and false memories in the DRM paradigm on a forced choice test.
Participants studied lists of semantic associates that converged on a non-presented critical word (e.g., sleep; Deese, 1959; Roediger & McDermott, 1995) and took a two-alternative forced choice test. At test, each critical non-presented word was paired with a studied word from the same list. The test was administered either immediately or 7 days after the study phase. Accuracy in distinguishing between the non-presented critical word and the studied list word was above chance at immediate testing. After a 7-day retention interval, however, accuracy did not differ from chance performance: participants were as likely to choose the non-presented critical word as the studied list word.
Weinstein
Yana
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Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63105, USA. y.weinstein@wustl.edu
McDermott
Kathleen B
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Chan
Jason C K
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D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012660:Semantics