In a conjoint memory task (measuring repetition priming, recognition memory, source memory), items recognized as previously studied and receiving correct source decisions also tend to show a greater magnitude of the repetition priming effect. These associations have been explained as arising from a single memory system or signal, rather than multiple distinct ones (Lange, Berry, & Hollins, 2020). In the present work, we examine whether the association between priming and source memory can alternatively be explained as being driven by recognition or fluency. We first reproduced the basic priming-source association (Experiment 1). In Experiments 2 and 3, we found that the association persisted even when the task was modified so that overt and covert recognition judgments were precluded. In Experiment 4, the association was again present even though fluency (as measured by identification response time) could not influence the source decision, although the association was notably weaker. These findings suggest that the association between priming and source memory is not attributable to a contribution of recognition or fluency; instead, the findings are consistent with a single-system account in which a common memory signal drives responding.

在联合记忆任务（测量重复启动、识别记忆、源记忆）中，被识别为先前研究并接收正确源决定的项目也倾向于显示更大程度的重复启动效应。这些关联被解释为源自单个记忆系统或信号，而不是多个不同的记忆系统或信号（Lange、Berry 和 Hollins，2020 年）。在目前的工作中，我们检查启动和源记忆之间的关联是否可以解释为由识别或流畅性驱动。我们首先复制了基本的启动源关联（实验 1）。在实验 2 和 3 中，我们发现即使修改了任务，关联仍然存在，从而排除了公开和隐蔽的识别判断。在实验 4 中，即使流畅性（通过识别响应时间衡量）无法影响源决策，但关联再次出现，尽管关联明显较弱。这些发现表明启动和源记忆之间的关联不能归因于识别或流畅性的贡献；相反，研究结果与单一系统帐户一致，其中一个共同的记忆信号驱动响应。