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Recognition memory is usually regarded as a judgment based on trace strength or familiarity. But recognition may also be accomplished by constraining retrieval so that only sought after information comes to mind (source-constrained retrieval). We introduce amemory-for-foils paradigm that provides evidence for source-constrained retrieval in recognition memory (Experiment 1) and source memory (Experiment 2). In this paradigm, subjects studied words under deep or shallow encoding conditions and were given a memory test (recognition or source) that required them to discriminate between new items (foils) and either deep or shallow targets. A final recognition test was used to examine memory for the foils. In both experiments, foil memory was superior when subjects attempted to retrieve deep rather than shallow targets on the earlier test. These findings support a sourceconstrained retrieval view of cognitive control by demonstrating qualitative differences in the basis for memory performance.
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This research was supported by National Institute on Aging Grant AG13845.
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Jacoby, L.L., Shimizu, Y., Daniels, K.A. et al. Modes of cognitive control in recognition and source memory: Depth of retrieval. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 12, 852–857 (2005). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196776
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