Process dissociation and mixture signal detection theory

Lawrence T DeCarlo

doi:10.1037/a0013081

Process dissociation and mixture signal detection theory

J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2008 Nov;34(6):1565-72. doi: 10.1037/a0013081.

Author

Lawrence T DeCarlo¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Human Development, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. decarlo@tc.edu

PMID: 18980416
DOI: 10.1037/a0013081

Abstract

The process dissociation procedure was developed in an attempt to separate different processes involved in memory tasks. The procedure naturally lends itself to a formulation within a class of mixture signal detection models. The dual process model is shown to be a special case. The mixture signal detection model is applied to data from a widely analyzed study. The results suggest that a process other than recollection may be involved in the process dissociation procedure.

MeSH terms

Association Learning
Attention*
Humans
Mental Recall*
Models, Theoretical
Recognition, Psychology*
Semantics*
Serial Learning*
Signal Detection, Psychological*
Verbal Learning*