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Published on: June 12, 2017
Recollection and familiarity support auditory working memory in a manner analogous to visual working memory
Chris Hawkins1, Jon Venezia2, Edward Jenkins1
1Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Auditory working memory relies on both recollection and familiarity, similar to visual memory. These processes are distinct and can be selectively affected by stimulus type and testing conditions.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Auditory Neuroscience
- Working Memory Research
Background:
- Visual working memory utilizes recollection and familiarity.
- Contribution of recollection and familiarity to auditory working memory remains unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the roles of recollection and familiarity in auditory working memory.
- Determine if these processes are functionally dissociable in auditory tasks.
Main Methods:
- Participants performed confidence-judged change detection tasks for speech sounds and pure tones.
- Stimulus-limited conditions (noise-masked, dichotic) were used to probe selective processes.
Main Results:
- Both recollection and familiarity contribute to auditory working memory.
- Speech sound changes (syllables) were better detected via recollection.
- Recollection was selectively eliminated under stimulus-limited conditions for pure tones.
Conclusions:
- Recollection and familiarity are functionally dissociable in auditory working memory.
- Auditory working memory processes are similar to those in visual working memory.
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