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Serge V Onyper¹, Yaofei X Zhang, Marc W Howard

¹Department of Psychology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA. aaron.hoffman@mail.utexas.edu

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Dual-process theory explains recognition memory using recollection and familiarity. A new model, VRDP, quantitatively explains recognition performance better than existing dual-process and single-process models.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology

Background:

Dual-process theory posits recognition memory relies on recollection and familiarity.
Existing models like dual-process signal detection (DPSD) and unequal-variance signal-detection (UVSD) struggle with quantitative accuracy.
Measuring recognition accuracy remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the quantitative explanatory power of existing dual-process and single-process models of recognition memory.
To introduce and validate a novel dual-process model, the variable-recollection dual-process (VRDP) model.
To assess the VRDP model's ability to explain recognition performance across different stimulus types.

Main Methods:

Two experiments were conducted using words and travel scenes as stimuli.
Participants' recognition memory performance was analyzed.
The study compared the fits of DPSD, UVSD, and the proposed VRDP model to the experimental data.

Main Results:

Neither the standard DPSD nor the UVSD model adequately explained recognition memory performance across stimulus types.
The VRDP model provided a superior quantitative fit to the data compared to both DPSD and UVSD.
The VRDP model successfully explained conjoint item-source judgments, a task problematic for other models.

Conclusions:

The VRDP model offers a more satisfactory quantitative account of recognition memory than existing models.
The success of the VRDP model supports the fundamental assumptions of dual-process theory.
The VRDP model provides a robust framework for understanding recognition memory and its measurement.