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    Eye-closure & the retrieval of item-specific information in recognition memory

    Parker, A and Dagnall, N ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0657-7604 (2019) Eye-closure & the retrieval of item-specific information in recognition memory. Consciousness and Cognition, 77. ISSN 1053-8100

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    Abstract

    © 2019 Elsevier Inc. Two experiments investigated the effect of eye-closure on visual and auditory memory under conditions based on the retrieval of item-specific information. Experiment 1 investigated visual recognition memory for studied, perceptually similar and unrelated items. It was found that intermittent eye-closure increased memory for studied items and decreased memory for related items. This finding was reflected by enhanced item-specific and reduced gist memory. Experiment 2 used the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm to assess auditory recognition memory for studied, related and unrelated words that had (vs. had not) been accompanied by pictures during encoding. Pictures but not eye-closure produced a picture superiority effect by enhancing memory for studied items. False memory was reduced by pictures but not eye-closure. Methodological and theoretical considerations are discussed in relation to existing explanations of eye-closure and retrieval strategies.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 02 Jan 2020 12:22
    Publisher: Elsevier
    Additional Information: This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of a paper accepted for publication in Consciousness and Cognition, An International Journal, published by and copyright Elsevier.
    Divisions: Faculties > Health and Education
    Research Centres > Health, Psychology and Communities
    Subject terms: Eye-closure, False memory, Gist memory, Item-specific memory, Perceptual memory, 1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, 2203 Philosophy, Experimental Psychology
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/624668
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2019.102858
    ISSN 1053-8100
    e-ISSN 1090-2376

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