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ERIC Number: EJ1018760
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1072-0502
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Do Different Tests of Episodic Memory Produce Consistent Results in Human Adults?
Cheke, Lucy G.; Clayton, Nicola S.
Learning & Memory, v20 n9 p491-498 Sep 2013
A number of different philosophical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives on episodic memory have led to the development of very different tests with which to assess it. Although these tests putatively assess the same psychological capacity, they have rarely been directly compared. Here, a sample of undergraduates was tested on three different putative tests of episodic memory (What-Where-When, Unexpected Question/Source Memory, and Free Recall). It was predicted that to the extent to which these different tests are assessing the same psychological process, performance across the various tests should be positively correlated. It was found that not all tests were related and those relationships that did exist were not always linear. Instead, two tests showed a quadratic relationship, suggesting the contribution of multiple psychological processes. It is concluded that not all putative tests of episodic cognition are necessarily testing the same thing.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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