Recognition Memory is Fundamentally Continuous, and Strategic Discretization Does Not Change This

McAdoo, Ryan

Recognition Memory is Fundamentally Continuous, and Strategic Discretization Does Not Change This

dc.contributor.advisor	Gronlund, Scott
dc.contributor.author	McAdoo, Ryan
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Stewart, Sepideh
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Cokely, Edward
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Terry, Robert
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Wenger, Michael
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-02T18:12:56Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-02T18:12:56Z
dc.date.issued	2019-05-10
dc.date.manuscript	2019-04-25
dc.description.abstract	Recognition memory research has long focused on whether it is mediated by discrete or continuous processes. Recent research has shown that the picture is more complex. Recognition memory is not continuous or discrete, but may be treated as either, depending on a confluence of internal and external factors. This strategic discretization assumes that the memory signal available to the decision makers is fundamentally continuous, but this has not been empirically supported. Experiment 1 tested this assumption and found that recognition memory is fundamentally continuous. Experiment 2 was designed to test whether strategic discretization changes this signal from continuous to discrete and found that it did not. The results of these studies further solidifies the understanding of how recognition memory is mediated, and also suggests future directions for answering important, applied questions.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/319552
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Recognition	en_US
dc.subject	Memory	en_US
dc.subject	Discrete	en_US
dc.subject	Continuous	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Ph.D.	en_US
dc.title	Recognition Memory is Fundamentally Continuous, and Strategic Discretization Does Not Change This	en_US
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Psychology	en_US