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Dissociation between priming and recognition in the expression of sequential knowledge.

David R Shanks1, Pierre Perruchet

  • 1Department of Psychology, University College London, England. d.shanks@ucl.ac.uk

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
|July 18, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Sequence priming occurs even without conscious recognition of stimuli. This suggests implicit sequence knowledge can be accessed independently of explicit memory recall.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Memory

Background:

  • Repeating sequences can prime responses and aid recognition.
  • Prior research explored priming and recognition separately.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To concurrently measure priming and recognition of sequence components.
  • To investigate if sequence priming occurs without conscious recognition.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel task to assess both priming and recognition simultaneously.
  • Utilized a speeded localization task with repeating target stimuli.

Main Results:

  • Sequence-consistent response priming was observed even when stimuli were not consciously recognized.
  • Results indicate sequence knowledge can be expressed implicitly.

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Conclusions:

  • Implicit sequence knowledge is separable from conscious recognition.
  • A simple model suggests priming and recognition share an underlying memory strength variable.