Implicit relational effects in associative recognition

  1. Algarabel, S. 1
  2. Pitarque, A. 1
  3. Cómbita, L.M. 2
  4. Rodríguez, L.A. 2
  1. 1 University of Valencia (Spain)
  2. 2 University of Granada (Spain)
Revista:
Psicológica: Revista de metodología y psicología experimental

ISSN: 1576-8597

Año de publicación: 2013

Volumen: 34

Número: 2

Páginas: 163-177

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Psicológica: Revista de metodología y psicología experimental

Resumen

En dos experimentos analizamos la contribución de relaciones implícitas entre palabras sobre el reconocimiento asociativo. En el experimento 1 mostramos una mejora implícita en el reconocimiento cuando las palabras de cada par de estudio compartían letras comunes y eran desemparejadas en el test. Además en la condición de estudio bajo atención dividida la recolección se veía afectada, pero no así el efecto de la familiaridad perceptual. En el experimento 2 replicamos estos resultados bajo atención dividida y mostramos que esta condición no afectaba tampoco a la familiaridad medida a nivel de item individual en una tarea de elección forzosa. Globalmente considerados nuestros resultados muestran que el efecto de familiaridad perceptual hallado es debido a una unificación perceptual de la asociación y no simplemente a un tipo de recuerdo guiado recolectivo.

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