Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 29, 2026

Eye Movement Monitoring of Memory
Published on: August 15, 2010
On the relationship between memory and perception: sequential dependencies in recognition memory testing
Kenneth J Malmberg1, Jeffrey Annis
1Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. malmberg@usf.edu
Abstract:
Many models of recognition are derived from models originally applied to perception tasks, which assume that decisions from trial to trial are independent. While the independence assumption is violated for many perception tasks, we present the results of several experiments intended to relate memory and perception by exploring sequential dependencies in recognition. The findings from these experiments disconfirm the independence assumption for recognition memory. In addition, the pattern of sequential dependencies observed in recognition differs from that observed for many perception tasks. This suggests that sequential dependencies arise from mnemonic or perceptual processes and not from decision processes that should be common to memory and perception tasks.
Related Concept Videos
Parallel Processing
Perception
Bottom-up processing begins at the sensory level, where receptors detect external environmental stimuli. These could include the tactile sensation of...
Interference and Decay
Interference occurs when competing memories hinder the retrieval of particular information. It can be classified into two types: proactive and retroactive interference. Proactive...
Perceptual Constancy
Size constancy is the recognition that an object remains the same size, even when its image on the retina changes. For instance, a bus is perceived to be large enough to carry people, even if it looks tiny from...
System of Memory
Chunking and Rehearsal in Sensory Memory

