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David Kellen¹, Constantin G Meyer-Grant², Henrik Singmann³

¹Department of Psychology, Syracuse University.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Memory Research

Background:

Discussions comparing high-threshold and continuous models of recognition memory are increasingly focused on critical testing.
This approach requires transparent and precise relationships between theoretical assumptions and predictions.
Recent work attempts to revive high-threshold models by removing a selective-influence assumption.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically evaluate a recent attempt to support high-threshold models of recognition memory.
To examine the theoretical and empirical implications of a proposed contrast process.
To challenge the dismissal of established assumptions in favor of new high-threshold accounts.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of memory models.
Examination of the "single-item generalization" assumption.
Critique of a proposed high-threshold contrast process.

Main Results:

The proposed contrast process undermines the "single-item generalization" assumption.
The theoretical properties and empirical implications of the new account are scrutinized.
The case for dismissing established assumptions and supporting the new high-threshold model is found wanting.

Conclusions:

The proposed high-threshold contrast account is not theoretically sound.
The critique highlights the importance of rigorously testing theoretical assumptions in memory research.
Established assumptions in recognition memory models remain critical.