Article
When does modality matter? Perceptual versus conceptual fluency-based illusions in recognition memory
Journal of Memory and Language
(2008)
Abstract
Previous research has shown that illusions of recognition memory based on enhanced perceptual fluency are sensitive to the perceptual match between the study and test phases of an experiment. The results of the current study strengthen that conclusion, as they show that participants will not interpret enhanced perceptual fluency as a sign of recognition memory when there has been a change in sensory modality across the study and test phases of the experiment. This pattern of results was found even when participants visualized each word on an auditory study list, and when there was a long delay between study and test. The results also show that illusions of recognition that are based on more conceptually driven manipulations of processing fluency are not sensitive to modality changes between study and test. Overall, the results suggest that attributions of processing fluency in recognition memory are sensitive to the degree to which the experienced fluency of a stimulus is diagnostic of its prior occurrence.
Keywords
- Perceptual fluency,
- Recognition memory,
- Fluency heuristic
Disciplines
Publication Date
May, 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.jml.2007.12.006
Citation Information
Jeremy K. Miller, Marianne E. Lloyd and Deanne L. Westerman. "When does modality matter? Perceptual versus conceptual fluency-based illusions in recognition memory" Journal of Memory and Language Vol. 58 Iss. 4 (2008) p. 1080 - 1094 ISSN: 0749-596X Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marianne_lloyd/5/