Anticipating partners' responses: Examining item and source memory following interactive exchanges

Mary Ann Foley, Hugh J. Foley, Jaime R. Durley, Angela T. Maitner

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Abstract

Within the context of an interactive anagram-solving task, the present studies tested predictions about the role of cognitive anticipation in both source and item memory. After working in pairs to solve anagram problems, participants were surprised by a source-monitoring test focused on the source of solutions (self vs. partner, Experiment 1) or a standard recognition test focused on the solutions themselves (Experiment 2). With the intention of affecting the opportunity to anticipate partners' solutions, two variables were manipulated: anagram difficulty (easy vs. hard) and the delay between the presentation of an anagram problem and the prompt that designated one member of each pair as the anagram solver. Consistent with predictions, as the opportunity to anticipate partners' solutions increased, there was a decrease in source accuracy suggesting increased confusion about whether the solution had been self- or partner-generated. Generation-effect failures were observed in item memory. However, these failures reflected increases in item memory for partners' responses rather than decreases in memory for self-generated ones. These studies suggest that when opportunities to anticipate partners' responses are available, self-generative activities may be associated with both self- and partner-generated items, influencing the expression of the generation effect.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1539-1547
Number of pages9
JournalMemory and Cognition
Volume34
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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