Relational information and the context effect in recognition memory
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Memory & Cognition
- Vol. 4 (2) , 221-232
- https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03213167
Abstract
A role for relational information was examined for the paradigm in which recognition-memory performance on items tested in the same context in which they were studied is compared with performance on items tested in different contexts. Over a series of five experiments, randomly formed pairs were used to manipulate the context of high-frequency English words. Comparisons were made between instructional manipulations designed to influence the use of relational information, and between yes/no, confidence rating (both between- and within-subject), and forced-choice tasks. There was a context effect not due to the use of inappropriate response strategies. However, high-criterion subjects resembled those subjects who were specifically instructed to use relational information, while low-criterion subjects showed little or no context effect. A model specifying the relationship between item and relational information and how relational information influences decisions in recognition-memory paradigms was proposed.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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