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Functional aspects of recollective experience in face recognition
A J Parkin1, J M Gardiner, R Rosser
1Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Consciousness and Cognition
|December 1, 1995
Summary
This study explored awareness in face recognition memory. Divided attention and massed repetition impaired "remember" responses, while spaced repetition improved them, highlighting factors influencing memory awareness.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience of Memory
Background:
- Recognition memory involves subjective awareness, differentiating between recollective experience and familiarity.
- The
- remember
- know
- paradigm differentiates these states of awareness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate factors influencing awareness in recognition memory for novel faces.
- To examine the impact of divided attention and repetition spacing on
- remember
- know
- responses.
Main Methods:
- Two experiments were conducted using novel face stimuli.
- Experiment 1 manipulated attention during encoding (divided vs. full attention).
- Experiment 2 manipulated study list repetition (massed vs. spaced).
Main Results:
- Divided attention at study reduced
- remember
- responses but not
- know
- responses.
- Massed repetition increased
- know
- responses while decreasing
- remember
- responses.
- Spaced repetition had the opposite effect, increasing
- remember
- responses and decreasing
- know
- responses.
Conclusions:
- Findings in face recognition mirror previous results from verbal memory studies.
- Rehearsal processes likely influence the distinct states of awareness in memory.
- The study supports the ecological validity and generalizability of the
- remember
- know
- paradigm.