Abstract
According to dual-process theories, recollection (slow and associated with contextual details) and familiarity (fast and automatic) are two independent processes underlying recognition memory. An adapted version of the process dissociation paradigm was used to measure recognition memory in 5-, 7-, and 11-year-olds and adults. In Experiment 1, it was found that 5-year-olds already recollect details of items (i.e., number). Recollection increased particularly between 5 and 7 years. Familiarity differed between 5 years and adulthood. In Experiment 2, under limited response time during retrieval, recollection was eliminated in 5-year-olds and reduced across all ages, whereas familiarity was left unaffected. Together, these findings are consistent with dual-process theories of recognition memory and provide support for two processes underlying recognition memory from a developmental perspective.
DOI
10.1016/j.jecp.2014.11.003
Publication Date
2015-03-01
Publication Title
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Volume
131
Publisher
Elsevier BV
ISSN
0022-0965
Embargo Period
2024-11-22
First Page
120
Last Page
134
Recommended Citation
Koenig, L., Wimmer, M., & Hollins, T. (2015) 'Process dissociation of familiarity and recollection in children: Response deadline affects recollection but not familiarity', Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 131, pp. 120-134. Elsevier BV: Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2014.11.003
