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Verbalizing Facial Memory: Criterion Effects in Verbal Overshadowing
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Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition . Jul 2004 30(4):739-755. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This article investigated the role of the recognition criterion in the verbal overshadowing effect (VOE). In 3 experiments, people witnessed an event, verbally described a perpetrator, and then attempted identification. The authors found in Experiment 1, which included a "not present" response option and both perpetrator-present (PP) and perpetrator-absent (PA) lineups, an increased reluctance to identify a person from both lineup types after verbalization. Experiment 2 incorporated a forced-choice procedure, and the authors found no effect of verbalization on identification performance. Experiment 3 replicated the essential aspects of these results. Consequently, the VOE may reflect a change in recognition criterion rather than a changed processing style or alteration of the underlying memory trace. This conclusion was confirmed by computational modeling of the data.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0278-7393
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ689477
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative