Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Experiences of remembering, knowing, and guessing

J M Gardiner1, C Ramponi, A Richardson-Klavehn

  • 1Department of Psychology, City University, London, EC1V 0HB, England. J.M.Gardiner@city.ac.uk

Consciousness and Cognition
|May 30, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Remember, know, and guess responses in recognition memory reflect distinct cognitive processes. Recollective experiences were linked to remember, while know responses indicated familiarity and confidence, and guess responses involved strategies beyond direct memory recall.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Temporal trajectory of brain tissue property changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy.

NeuroImage·2021
Same author

Home accidents in the province of Trento. Ten years of observations regarding admissions to the emergency and first aid department.

Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita·2021
Same author

Transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion blockade for acute facial pain: a prospective randomized case-control study.

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences·2018
Same author

Structural insights into the ene-reductase synthesis of profens.

Organic & biomolecular chemistry·2017
Same author

Natural Product Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli: Mentha Monoterpenoids.

Methods in enzymology·2016
Same author

Cross-modality priming in stem completion reflects conscious memory, but not voluntary memory.

Psychonomic bulletin & review·2013

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Recognition memory decisions are often categorized as 'remember', 'know', or 'guess'.
  • Understanding the subjective experiences associated with these distinct response types is crucial for memory research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the content of subject explanations for recognition memory decisions.
  • To differentiate the cognitive processes underlying 'remember', 'know', and 'guess' responses.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of approximately 270 transcripts of subject explanations for recognition memory decisions.
  • Categorization of explanations based on associated 'remember', 'know', or 'guess' responses.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • 'Remember' responses predominantly featured recollective experiences, often linked to elaborative encoding or self-related reminding.
  • 'Know' responses were characterized by feelings of familiarity and high confidence in decision accuracy.
  • 'Guess' responses also involved familiarity but included strategic inferences not directly tied to studied items.

    • Conclusions:

    • Subjective reports provide valuable insights into the different states of awareness during recognition memory.
    • The findings support distinct theoretical interpretations of 'remember', 'know', and 'guess' responses in memory research.