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  • Neuroscience
  • Memory Research

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  • Episodic memory research debates all-or-none vs. continuous retrieval models.
  • Models differ on retrieving source details for unrecognized items.
  • Prior studies show mixed results for source memory without recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate source memory for unrecognized items across different experimental designs.
  • Clarify the debate between all-or-none and continuous memory retrieval models.
  • Determine the artifactual nature of previously observed effects.

Main Methods:

  • Employed three experimental sets with design manipulations.
  • Compared simultaneous and blocked recognition/source judgment designs.
  • Utilized hierarchical Bayesian modeling to analyze participant-level data.

Main Results:

  • Source memory for unrecognized items was higher in blocked designs, but this was likely artifactual.
  • Evidence suggests item memory changes between blocks in blocked designs.
  • Subtle source memory effects for unrecognized items exist in simultaneous designs, especially with low uncertainty.

Conclusions:

  • Findings challenge simple all-or-none retrieval models.
  • Artifacts in blocked designs can inflate source memory estimates.
  • Subtle source memory for unrecognized items is detectable with appropriate analytical methods.