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Fluency and response speed in recognition judgments

R A Poldrack1, G D Logan

  • 1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. poldrack@psych.stanford.edu

Memory & Cognition
|January 1, 1997
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This study investigated if recognition fluency relies on processing speed. Findings indicate that recognition judgments are primarily driven by familiarity, not the speed of prior operations, challenging existing theories.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Memory Research

Background:

  • Perceptual fluency has been linked to recognition judgments in prior research.
  • The precise mechanisms underlying recognition fluency remain a subject of investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if fluency in recognition is contingent upon the speed of preceding cognitive operations.
  • To differentiate the contributions of familiarity and processing speed to recognition memory.

Main Methods:

  • Employed Jacoby's process dissociation procedure to assess recognition judgments.
  • Utilized lexical decision and naming tasks during item study.
  • Administered recognition tests using probe recognition trials and analyzed response time distributions.

Main Results:

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  • Recognition judgments were found to be predominantly based on familiarity.
  • Discriminability estimated from response times was significantly lower than observed recognition discriminability.
  • Simulated memory operating characteristics confirmed that response times did not adequately determine recognition.

Conclusions:

  • Fluency in recognition is not primarily based on the speed of preceding operations.
  • Familiarity plays a more significant role in recognition judgments than processing speed.
  • Current models may need revision to account for the dissociation between processing speed and recognition memory.