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Process dissociation using a guided procedure.

Leonard D Stern1, Angela K McNaught-Davis, Timothy R Barker

  • 1Department of Psychology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington 99004-2423, USA. leonard.stern@mailserver.ewu.edu

Memory & Cognition
|July 23, 2003
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A new guided procedure for memory testing reduces reliance on participants remembering cues. This method offers alternative measures of automatic and conscious memory, potentially improving accuracy in cognitive research.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • Standard process dissociation methods for memory assessment can be influenced by participants' strategic interpretations of test cues.
  • Existing procedures may not fully differentiate between automatic and conscious memory processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a novel 'guided procedure' for process dissociation that minimizes reliance on participants' interpretation of test cues.
  • To compare the effectiveness of the guided procedure against the standard procedure in estimating automatic and conscious memory.

Main Methods:

  • The guided procedure involves a two-prompt sequence: word-stem recognition followed by word-stem completion.
  • Inclusion and exclusion conditions are created by directing stem completion towards previously presented or new words.

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  • Studies modeled after Toth, Reingold, and Jacoby (1994) were used to compare memory estimates from both procedures.

    • Main Results:

    • While many outcomes were not significantly different, the guided procedure showed potential for reduced reliance on generate-recognize strategies.
    • The guided procedure yielded distinct patterns of results compared to the standard method.
    • Additional memory measures, unique to the guided procedure, were explored.

    Conclusions:

    • The guided procedure offers a valuable alternative for process dissociation, potentially providing more robust estimates of automatic and conscious memory.
    • This method may mitigate confounds associated with participant strategy in memory research.
    • The guided procedure opens avenues for further investigation into memory processes.