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say that context is easier to remember than specific visual details. Whereas,
from a single process theory which would propose that Remember and Know
responses correspond to a different strength of memory drawing from signal
detection theory (e.g. Donaldson, 1996) we might say that people have to be
more confident in recognition to say they remember specific visual details of
the context. One problem here is knowing exactly how participants interpreted
the RKN instructions. Instructions for the RKN task have been found difficult
to interpret and have been rewritten as Type 1 and Type 2 recognition rather
than Recollection and Familiarity for use with people on the autistic spectrum
(Bowler, Gardiner & Grice, 2000). This is in contrast to the SSN task where
the instructions are easy to follow.
In conclusion, the Same/Similar/New task has been shown to be
perhaps a cleaner test of memory than the Remember/Know/New task with
clear and well-defined criteria by which participants should choose their
responses. The SSN task therefore appears to be an appropriate experimental
paradigm with which to continue the investigation of emotion’s influence on
memory. This SSN paradigm will be used in the next two experimental
chapters of this thesis.
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