The role of stimulus type in list length effects in recognition memory

dc.contributor.author	Kinnell, A.
dc.contributor.author	Dennis, S.
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	While many studies have investigated the list length effect in recognition memory, few have done so with stimuli other than words. This article presents the results of four list length experiments that involved word pairs, faces, fractals, and photographs of scenes as the stimuli. A significant list length effect was identified when faces and fractals were the stimuli, but the effect was nonsignificant when the stimuli were word pairs or photographs of scenes. These findings suggest that the intrastimulus similarity is what dictates whether list length has a significant effect on recognition performance. As is the case with words, word pairs and photographs of scenes are not sufficiently similar to generate detectable item interference.
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Angela Kinnell, Simon Dennis
dc.identifier.citation	Memory and Cognition, 2012; 40(3):311-325
dc.identifier.doi	10.3758/s13421-011-0164-2
dc.identifier.issn	0090-502X
dc.identifier.issn	1532-5946
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2440/76220
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Psychonomic Soc Inc
dc.rights	© Psychonomic Society, Inc. 2011
dc.source.uri	https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-011-0164-2
dc.subject	Recognition
dc.subject	List length effect
dc.title	The role of stimulus type in list length effects in recognition memory
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published

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