Persistent repetition priming in picture naming and its dissociation from recognition memory |
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Authors: | D B Mitchell A S Brown |
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Institution: | Psychology Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275. |
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Abstract: | The current experiments investigated the longevity of repetition priming and dissociations between different memory measures. Picture-naming latencies revealed robust repetition priming in four separate studies: Previously named pictures were named faster than new pictures. The magnitude of this naming facilitation was stable across 1 to 6 weeks. The apparent temporal invulnerability of repetition priming was in marked contrast to the decline in episodic recognition memory across 6 weeks, suggesting a dissociation between implicit and explicit memory. Additional evidence of this dissociation was observed within each session: Naming facilitation for repeated pictures occurred regardless of whether those particular pictures were consciously recognized. |
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