Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2002):

Two routes to remembering (and another to remembering not).

Full Abstract

In this article, the author presents evidence about 2 mechanisms of remembering that occur when target stimuli are presented in meaningful contexts. One occurs when the context has been seen previously; the other occurs when the context is new in the test. Both appear to result from the construction of expectations and evaluation of outcomes, but the former appears to depend on the formation of definite expectations, whereas the latter appears to depend on indefinite expectations. These 2 routes to remembering are affected by different factors and cause dissociated patterns of remembering. They also have differential significance for claims of clear recall versus a feeling of familiarity. The results are discussed in terms of the SCAPE framework of memory.

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Author information

Author/s: Whittlesea, Bruce W A (BW);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. bruce_whittlesea(-atsign-)sfu.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of experimental psychology. General (J Exp Psychol Gen), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 131 (issue 3) : pp 325-48

Dates: Created 2002/09/06; Completed 2003/01/21; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12214750, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Humans Memory Mental Recall

Models, Psychological Recognition (Psychology) Semantics

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