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Persistent repetition priming in picture naming and its dissociation from recognition memory.

1988; American Psychological Association; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1037//0278-7393.14.2.213

1939-1285

David B. Mitchell, Alan S. Brown,

Memory Processes and Influences

The current experiments investigated the longevity of repetition priming and dissociations between different memory measures. Picture-naming latencies revealed robust repetition priming in four separate studies: Previously named pictures were named faster than new pictures. The magnitude of this naming facilitation was stable across 1 to 6 weeks. The apparent temporal invulnerability of repetition priming was in marked contrast to the decline in episodic recognition memory across 6 weeks, suggesting a dissociation between implicit and explicit memory. Additional evidence of this dissociation was observed within each session: Naming facilitation for repeated pictures occurred regardless of whether those particular pictures were consciously recognized.