The role of backward associative strength in false recognition of DRM lists with multiple critical words

  1. María Soledad Beato 1
  2. Jason Arndt 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

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  2. 2 Middlebury College (USA)
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 29

Número: 3

Páginas: 358-363

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2016.248 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Psicothema

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Resumen

Background: Memory is a reconstruction of the past and is prone to errors. One of the most widely-used paradigms to examine false memory is the Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. In this paradigm, participants studied words associatively related to a non-presented critical word. In a subsequent memory test critical words are often falsely recalled and/or recognized. Method: In the present study, we examined the influence of backward associative strength (BAS) on false recognition using DRM lists with multiple critical words. In forty-eight English DRM lists, we manipulated BAS while controlling forward associative strength (FAS). Lists included four words (e.g., prison, convict, suspect, fugitive) simultaneously associated with two critical words (e.g., CRIMINAL, JAIL). Results: The results indicated that true recognition was similar in high-BAS and low-BAS lists, while false recognition was greater in high-BAS lists than in low-BAS lists. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between false recognition and the probability of a resonant connection between the studied words and their associates. Conclusions: These findings suggest that BAS and resonant connections influence false recognition, and extend prior research using DRM lists associated with a single critical word to studies of DRM lists associated with multiple critical words.

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