Comparing recollection and nonrecollection memory states for recall of general knowledge: A nontrivial pursuit.
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn
; 46(11): 2207-2225, 2020 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Based on the classic distinction between semantic and episodic memory, people answer general-knowledge questions by querying their semantic memory. And yet, an appeal of trivia games is the variety of memory experiences they arouse-including the recollection of episodic details. We report the first in-depth exploration of the memory states that arise for recalled answers to general-knowledge questions. In 2 experiments, participants classified their answers as learning memory or related memory forms of recollection, as feels familiar or just know forms of nonrecollection, or as a guess. A recollection state was reported for nearly half of the correct answers. Learning memory, related memory, and just know states showed similarly high accuracy and confidence-whereas the feels familiar state was much lower. The differences between familiarity and knowing highlight the importance of distinguishing these oft-conflated states. Our study establishes that episodic memory often contributes to retrieval of general-knowledge, and that the memory states arising during retrieval can be diagnostic of accuracy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Asunto principal:
Recuerdo Mental
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Reconocimiento en Psicología
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Memoria Episódica
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Metacognición
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn
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2020
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