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Sequential dependencies in recognition memory are decision based.
Michelle A Dollois1, Chris M Fiacconi1
1Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (2006)
|January 23, 2025
Summary
Decision perseveration in recognition tests persists even when motor responses change. This suggests that repeating decisions is a cognitive effect, not just a motor habit.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human Memory
- Decision Making
Background:
- Decision perseveration, where responses repeat across trials in recognition tests, is a known phenomenon.
- This effect is often attributed to mnemonic information transfer between trials.
- However, the role of motor action perseveration as an alternative explanation has not been fully explored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To disentangle decision repetition from motor priming in recognition tests.
- To determine if decision perseveration is an independent cognitive phenomenon.
Main Methods:
- Three experiments were conducted to isolate decision repetition from motor responses.
- Experiments involved manipulating hand use between trials and controlling mouse path repetition.
- Response times and decision patterns were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Decision repetition occurred even when participants switched hands between trials.
- No difference in decision repetition was found when mouse paths could or could not repeat.
- Repeating decisions showed a speed advantage, independent of motor priming.
Conclusions:
- Decision perseveration in recognition tests is a cognitive effect, not solely a motor action.
- The findings support theories of information transfer within mnemonic models.
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