Acta Psychologica Sinica

Abstract

Using DRM paradigm, two experiments to investigate the effect of dividing attention during the study phase on later false recognition was conducted. If organizational strategies during the study phase are contributing to relational memory illusion, it would be expected that dividing attention during the study phase world diminish false recognition. In experiment 1, two digits that were presented on both sides of the word synchronously to control two levels of attention were used. In experiment 2, three digits that showed around the word sequentially were used to control three levels of attention. Remember/Know procedure was conducted in both experiments, and experiment 2 involved feeling evaluation of remember response after R/K judgment. The result revealed that with attenuating of attention level, accurate recognition of studied items were significantly diminished, owing to remarkable dropping of remember response, but false recognition of critical lure diminished slightly. Remember/Know procedure showed accurate and false recognition had similar R pattern, but different K pattern. Accurate recognition contained richer sensory and perceptual detail than did false recognition.

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