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On the relation between perceptual priming and recognition memory.

M J Watkins1, J M Gibson

  • 1Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|July 1, 1988
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This study investigated if perceptual fluency influences memory. While identified words received more positive recognition, experimental control over fluency did not impact judgments, suggesting an item selection effect, not fluency inference.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Perceptual fluency is the ease with which information is processed.
  • It has been hypothesized that this ease influences judgments of prior occurrence.
  • Previous research suggested a link between fluency and recognition memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that perceptual fluency is used to infer prior occurrence.
  • To examine the relationship between word identification and recognition judgments.
  • To investigate the role of experimental control over perceptual fluency.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments using auditory and visual modalities.
  • Participants identified words presented in an impoverished or clear fashion.

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  • Recognition judgments were collected for previously presented and new words.

    • Main Results:

    • Recognition judgments were more positive for identified words compared to unidentified words.
    • The degree of perceptual impoverishment did not significantly affect recognition judgments.
    • The perceptual fluency hypothesis was not supported by the experimental findings.

    Conclusions:

    • The observed relationship between identification and recognition is likely due to an item selection effect.
    • Perceptual fluency may not be the primary mechanism for inferring prior occurrence.
    • Further research is needed to understand memory inference mechanisms.