Effect of retention interval on the simultaneous cognate‐noncognate and remember‐know mirror effects

Authors: Algarabel, Salvador; Pitarque, Alfonso; Gotor, Arcadio

Source: Memory, Volume 14, Number 1, Number 1/January 2006 , pp. 79-86(8)

Publisher: Psychology Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Recognition memory for Spanish-Catalan cognate and noncognate words was tested at retention intervals of 30 minutes, 3 days, and 7 days using a remember/know response procedure. We observed a clear mirror effect for the cognate-noncognate stimulus class and a remember-know response categorisation at the immediate retention interval. However, the cognate and noncognate mirror was still observed at 3 and 7 days, whereas the remember-know mirror disappeared at both retention intervals. Also, we ran a repeated testing condition to be able to carry out a sequential item analysis and observe the fate of the original remember and know responses 3 or 7 days later. The analysis supported the idea that there was a loss of contextual information that was at the root of the disappearance of the remember-know mirror effect. These results provide support to the idea that it is the imbalance between recollection and familiarity that is the most likely cause of the mirror effect.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658210444000539

Affiliations: 1: University of Valencia, Spain

Publication date: 2006-01-01

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