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ERIC Number: EJ1193223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-7393
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Context Specificity of Automatic Influences of Memory
Smith, Steven M.; Handy, Justin D.; Hernandez, Alan; Jacoby, Larry L.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v44 n10 p1501-1513 Oct 2018
It has often been shown that intentional recollection is influenced by context manipulations, such as context reinstatement (e.g., Smith, 2013; Smith & Vela, 2001), but whether or not automatic retrieval (e.g., Jacoby, 1991) is likewise context dependent remains an open question. Here, we present two experiments that examined effects of context manipulations on indirect measures of memory. The first experiment tested anagram completion, and the second experiment used word fragment completion to test effects of context reinstatement; both experiments found reinstatement effects. To address potential problems of explicit contamination, we also asked participants if they were aware of the priming manipulations. Separating participants according to their test awareness showed effects of context manipulations for both aware and unaware participants. A greater effect size was found for aware participants only in Experiment 1, in which participants had enough time on each test trial for recollection to be used. We conclude that context reinstatement does affect automatic retrieval.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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