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Memory encoding of stimulus features in human perceptual learning

Author(s): Carvalho, Paulo F. cv logo 1 ; Albuquerque, Pedro Barbas cv logo 2

Date: 2012

Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/21060

Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho

Subject(s): Memory encoding; Perceptual learning; Stimulus features; Discrimination


Description
Two experiments analyzed memory encoding in human perceptual learning. Both experiments started with preexposure without feedback to four checkerboards composed by a unique feature each and sharing a common feature (AX, BX, CX and DX). Elements of one pair were presented intermixed and elements of the other pair were presented in separate blocks. Immediately after preexposure participants completed a memory recognition task in which the characteristics of the distractors were manipulated. Experiment 1 showed that only intermixed presentation results in good encoding of the unique features of the stimuli. Experiment 2 demonstrated that intermixed preexposure results in different encoding of unique vs. common features of the stimuli: Participants are able to remember A and B better then they remember X, while for the blocked condition memory for C, D and X does not differ. Overall, the results presented here support the proposal that intermixing stimuli results in differential memory traces for unique vs. common features and that contributes to the intermixed/blocked effect.
Document Type Article
Language English
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