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Separating implicit from explicit retrieval processes in perceptual identification

G McKoon¹, R Ratcliff

¹Psychology Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.

Consciousness and Cognition

|December 1, 1996

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Subjects do not use explicit memory strategies for word identification tasks. New experimental data challenge the proposed explicit retrieval strategy, suggesting implicit influences are more significant in perceptual performance.

Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Memory Research

Background:

Bias effects in forced-choice word identification tasks are a key area of research.
Previous theories proposed explicit information retrieval as the cause of these biases.

Purpose of the Study:

To challenge the proposal that explicit retrieval strategies explain bias effects in word identification.
To present new experimental evidence regarding implicit and explicit memory influences.

Main Methods:

Experimental investigation of perceptual identification of words.
Analysis of bias effects within a forced-choice paradigm.

Main Results:

Identified several theoretical problems with the explicit retrieval strategy proposal.

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New experimental data contradict the hypothesis that subjects employ explicit retrieval.

Conclusions:

Subjects do not typically utilize explicit retrieval strategies in this context.
The findings contribute to understanding the distinction between implicit and explicit memory influences on performance.