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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > conjunction error

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conjunction error  

Definition

  • False recognition of new items composed of studied items.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Jones, T. C., & Atchley, P. (2002). Conjunction error rates on a continuous recognition memory test: Little evidence for recollection. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 28(2), 374-379. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.28.2.374

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Reinitz, M. T., & Demb, J. B. (1994). Implicit and explicit memory for compound words. Memory & Cognition, 22(6), 687–694. Consulté à http://doi.org/10.3758/BF03209253

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Editorial note

  • For example, in research published by Jones and Atchley (2002), subjects were asked to study words such as "checklist" and "needlepoint". They then incorrectly recognized the unstudied word "ckeckpoint". Conjunction errors have been observed for both verbal material (words, sentences) and nonverbal material, such as faces.

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