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Distinctiveness models of memory and absolute identification : evidence for local, not global, effects

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Neath, Ian, Brown, G. D. A., McCormack, Teresa, Chater, Nick and Freeman, Roderick (2006) Distinctiveness models of memory and absolute identification : evidence for local, not global, effects. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Vol.59 (No.1). pp. 121-135. doi:10.1080/17470210500162086

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Abstract

Many models of memory assume that the probability of remembering an item is related to how distinctive that item is relative to all the other items in the set, with no distinction made between the contributions of near or far items. These "global" distinctiveness models do well in accounting for the ubiquitous serial position effects observed in numerous memory paradigms, including absolute identification. Here, we provide experimental confirmation of Bower's (1971) suggestion that, contrary to a fundamental prediction of global distinctiveness models, midseries items can be more discriminable than their immediate neighbours. We show that such data are consistent with a revised distinctiveness account in which the factor affecting discrimination performance is primarily the distinctiveness of an item relative to its close neighbours.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Memory, Psychology, Experimental
Journal or Publication Title: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISSN: 1747-0218
Official Date: January 2006
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DateEvent
January 2006Published
Volume: Vol.59
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 15
Page Range: pp. 121-135
DOI: 10.1080/17470210500162086
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Purdue University, Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number: R000232576 (ESRC), R000239351 (ESRC)

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