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Collaboration in associative recognition memory: using recalled information to defend "new" judgments
Steven E Clark1, Allison Abbe, Rakel P Larson
1Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. steven.clark@ucr.edu
Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|November 8, 2006
Summary
Collaboration on memory tasks aids target recognition but complicates distractor memory. New experiments provide stronger evidence for a dual-process model, explaining why this effect is challenging to observe.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human Memory
Background:
- Previous research indicated collaboration aids target recognition but not distractor memory.
- Existing dual-process models offered weak support for these findings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide stronger evidence for a dual-process model of recognition memory.
- To elucidate the challenges in obtaining evidence for dual-process models in collaborative memory tasks.
Main Methods:
- Three experiments were conducted to investigate collaborative recognition memory.
- Participants engaged in recognition memory tasks under collaborative and individual conditions.
Main Results:
- Collaboration facilitated target recognition.
- Collaboration showed inconsistent or negative effects on distractor recognition.
- Results supported a dual-process model involving recall and familiarity.
Conclusions:
- The findings strengthen the dual-process view of recognition memory.
- Difficulties in obtaining evidence for dual-process models were explained.
- Collaboration's impact on memory is nuanced, affecting targets and distractors differently.
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