TY - JOUR
T1 - Output interference in recognition memory
AU - Criss, Amy H.
AU - Malmberg, Kenneth J.
AU - Shiffrin, Richard M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Correspondence regarding this article may be directed to Amy H. Criss ([email protected]) or Kenneth J. Malmberg ([email protected]). AHC and KJM contributed equally to this manuscript. We thank Nick Fischetti, Arielle Port, and Brianna Girton for help collecting data. This research was funded by National Science Foundation grant 0951612 to AHC and Air Force Office Scientific Research grant AFOSR-BAA-2010-1 to RMS.
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - Dennis and Humphreys (2001) proposed that interference in recognition memory arises solely from the prior contexts of the test word: Interference does not arise from memory traces of other words (from events prior to the study list or on the study list, and regardless of similarity to the test item). We evaluate this model using output interference, a decline in accuracy as a function of the words presented during test. Output interference is consistent with models that allow interference from words other than the test word, when each test produces a memory trace, and hence a source of interference. Models positing interference solely from prior contexts of the test word itself predict no effect of items presented during test, without added assumptions. We find robust output interference effects in recognition memory. The effect remains intact after a long delay, when study-test lag is held constant, when feedback is provided, and when the test is yes/no or forced choice. These results are consistent with, and support the view that interference in recognition memory is due in part to interference from words other than the current test word.
AB - Dennis and Humphreys (2001) proposed that interference in recognition memory arises solely from the prior contexts of the test word: Interference does not arise from memory traces of other words (from events prior to the study list or on the study list, and regardless of similarity to the test item). We evaluate this model using output interference, a decline in accuracy as a function of the words presented during test. Output interference is consistent with models that allow interference from words other than the test word, when each test produces a memory trace, and hence a source of interference. Models positing interference solely from prior contexts of the test word itself predict no effect of items presented during test, without added assumptions. We find robust output interference effects in recognition memory. The effect remains intact after a long delay, when study-test lag is held constant, when feedback is provided, and when the test is yes/no or forced choice. These results are consistent with, and support the view that interference in recognition memory is due in part to interference from words other than the current test word.
KW - Context-noise
KW - Interference
KW - Item-noise
KW - Memory models
KW - Output interference
KW - Recognition memory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jml.2011.02.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jml.2011.02.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79953224042
SN - 0749-596X
VL - 64
SP - 316
EP - 326
JO - Journal of Memory and Language
JF - Journal of Memory and Language
IS - 4
ER -