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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > conjunction error

Preferred term

conjunction error  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when new items composed of studied items are falsely recognized.

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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

    • Document 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

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Example

  • 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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