Jones, Lara L. , Estes, Zachary, 1973- and Marsh, Richard L.. (2008) An asymmetric effect of relational integration on recognition memory. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Vol.61 (No.8). pp. 1169-1176. ISSN 1747-0218

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Abstract

Two experiments assessed whether conceptual relations (e.g., contains: COOKIE JAR) facilitate the retrieval of concepts (e.g., COOKIE and JAR) from long-term memory. The CARIN model of nominal combination asserts that conceptual relations are represented with and selected from the modifier noun (COOKIE). Thus, the model predicts that relational integration will facilitate memory for modifiers but not for head nouns OAR). In Experiment 1, concepts were studied in pairs and were then tested individually. Recognition accuracy was higher for modifiers than for head nouns. In Experiment 2, the studied concepts (e.g., COOKIE JAR) were tested in the context of a new pair that instantiated either the same relation (e.g., COOKIE plate) or a different relation (e.g., COOKIE crumb). Recognition was again better for modifiers than for head nouns, but only when the same conceptual relation was instantiated at both study and test. Thus, results indicate that conceptual relations (a) facilitate recognition memory, and (b) are associated more strongly with the modifier than with the head noun.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Concepts, Categorization (Linguistics), Recognition (Psychology), Asymmetry (Linguistics)
Journal or Publication Title:	The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Publisher:	Psychology Press
ISSN:	1747-0218
Date:	August 2008
Volume:	Vol.61
Number:	No.8
Number of Pages:	8
Page Range:	pp. 1169-1176
Identification Number:	10.1080/17470210801994997
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Version or Related Resource:	Paper presented at: 46th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Canada, 10-13 Nov 2005
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Type of Event:	Conference
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/29561

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