Abstract
This study investigated the effect of stimulus presentation probability on accuracy and response times in an absolute identification task. Three schedules of presentation were used to investigate the interaction between presentation probability and stimulus position within the set. Data from individual participants indicated strong effects of presentation probability on both proportion correct and response times. The effects were moderated by the ubiquitous stimulus position effect. The accuracy and response time data were predicted by an exemplar-based model of perceptual cognition (Kent & Lamberts, 2005). The bow in discriminability was also attenuated when presentation probability for middle items was relatively high, an effect which will constrain future model development. The study provides evidence for item specific learning in absolute identification. Implications for other theories of absolute identification are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 740-748 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2016 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Memory
Keywords
- Absolute identification
- stimulus frequency
- presentation probability
- mathematical model
- exemplar theory
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Professor Chris Kent
- School of Psychological Science - Professor of Cognitive Psychology
- Bristol Neuroscience
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