The remember response : Subject to bias, graded, and not a process-pure indicator of recollection

Recognition memory judgments have long been assumed to depend on the contributions of two underlying processes: recollection and familiarity. We measured recollection with receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) data and remember-know judgments. Under standard remember-know instructions, the two est...

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Published in:Psychonomic bulletin & review 2005-10, Vol.12 (5), p.865-873
Main Authors: ROTELLO, Caren M, MACMILLAN, Neil A, REEDER, John A, WONG, Mungchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Experiments
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Judgment
Learning. Memory
Memory
Mental Recall
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Recall
Recognition
ROC Curve
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Summary:Recognition memory judgments have long been assumed to depend on the contributions of two underlying processes: recollection and familiarity. We measured recollection with receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) data and remember-know judgments. Under standard remember-know instructions, the two estimates of recollection diverged. When subjects were told they might need to justify their remember responses to the experimenter, the two estimates were more likely to agree. The data support the conclusion that remember responses are generally based on a continuous underlying process but that specific task instructions can produce data that appear consistent with a high-threshold recollective process. Models based on signal detection theory provide a better account of these data than does the dual-process model (Yonelinas, 1994) or process-pure interpretations.
ISSN:1069-9384
1531-5320
DOI:10.3758/BF03196778