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The regularities of recognition memory

M Glanzer1, J K Adams, G J Iverson

  • 1Department of Psychology, New York University, New York 10003.

Psychological Review
|July 1, 1993
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This study introduces attention/likelihood theory to explain recognition memory. It demonstrates how likelihood ratios account for key memory regularities, suggesting a revision of existing theories.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Memory
  • Decision Making

Background:

  • Recognition memory research has identified several empirical regularities.
  • Existing theories struggle to comprehensively explain these phenomena.
  • Signal detection theory provides a framework but requires extensions for recognition memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and demonstrate attention/likelihood theory for recognition memory.
  • To explain three key regularities: the mirror effect, ROC slope order, and distribution symmetry.
  • To show how likelihood ratios are central to recognition decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of regularities from attention/likelihood theory.
  • Fitting the theory to data from two experimental series.

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    • Main Results:

    • Attention/likelihood theory successfully accounts for the mirror effect.
    • The theory explains the observed order of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) slopes.
    • Symmetry in the movement of underlying distributions is explained by the theory.
    • Likelihood ratios are shown to be central to recognition decision processes.

    Conclusions:

    • Attention/likelihood theory offers a unified explanation for key recognition memory regularities.
    • The theory extends the implications of signal detection theory for recognition memory.
    • The findings necessitate a revision of most current recognition memory theories.