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False recognition and perception without awareness.

S Joordens1, P M Merikle

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Memory & Cognition
|March 1, 1992
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Context words influence false recognition memory. Brief exposure increases false recognition for identical words, while longer exposure decreases it, regardless of instructions.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory Studies

Background:

  • Context words can bias memory judgments, leading to false recognition.
  • Previous research indicated exposure duration and awareness of context influence this bias.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of context word exposure duration versus instructions on false recognition.
  • To replicate and extend Jacoby and Whitehouse's (1989) findings on context effects in memory.

Main Methods:

  • Replication of Jacoby and Whitehouse's experimental conditions with varying context word exposure durations and instructions.
  • Analysis of false recognition rates and recognition memory for context words.

Main Results:

  • Replicated the qualitative difference in false recognition based on context word exposure.

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  • Demonstrated that exposure duration, not instructions, primarily determined the pattern of false recognition.
  • Found significant recognition memory for context words in both conditions, challenging unawareness interpretations.

    • Conclusions:

    • Exposure duration is the key factor in context-driven false recognition.
    • The findings challenge theories suggesting brief, influential context words are processed unconsciously.
    • Recognition memory for context words is present even when they appear to influence false recognition.