ABSTRACT

Receiver-operating characteristic curves from confidence ratings and remember/know (R/K) judgments are often used to estimate the contribution of familiarity and recollection to recognition memory. Both coming with specific advantages and disadvantages, which could be reduced by their combination. Little is known how the combination of both methods impacts response behaviour. This could be particularly important for emotional memory research, which is susceptible to variation in meta-mnemonic processes. We obtained reference performance indices from the two methods, instructing individuals to give confidence ratings or R/K judgments in one step. Against these, we contrasted R/K judgments in a two-step format and two combined formats, confidence ratings followed by R/K judgments and vice versa. Regarding reference formats, confidence ratings resulted in more liberal response criteria and false alarm rates than R/K judgments. Two-step R/K judgments and confidence ratings followed by R/K judgments resulted in patterns similar to one-step R/K judgments. Reversing the order resulted in more liberal response biases, higher hit and false alarms rates. Recollection and familiarity were unaffected by response formats. Valence effects did not vary with response formats. The present results suggest that confidence ratings followed by R/K judgments provide the advantages of both without biasing response behaviour.

摘要

来自置信度和记住/知道 (R/K) 判断的接收器操作特征曲线通常用于估计熟悉度和回忆对识别记忆的贡献。两者都有特定的优点和缺点，可以通过它们的组合来减少。很少有人知道这两种方法的结合如何影响响​​应行为。这对于易受元记忆过程变化影响的情绪记忆研究可能尤为重要。我们从这两种方法中获得了参考性能指标，指导个人一步给出置信度评级或 R/K 判断。与这些相反，我们将 R/K 判断以两步格式和两种组合格式进行对比，置信度评级之后是 R/K 判断，反之亦然。关于参考格式，置信度评级导致比 R/K 判断更宽松的响应标准和误报率。两步 R/K 判断和随后的 R/K 判断的置信度评级导致类似于一步 R/K 判断的模式。颠倒顺序会导致更自由的响应偏差、更高的命中率和误报率。回忆和熟悉度不受响应格式的影响。价效应不随响应格式而变化。目前的结果表明，在 R/K 判断之后的置信度评级提供了两者的优势，而不会影响响应行为。更高的命中率和误报率。回忆和熟悉度不受响应格式的影响。价效应不随响应格式而变化。目前的结果表明，在 R/K 判断之后的置信度评级提供了两者的优势，而不会影响响应行为。更高的命中率和误报率。回忆和熟悉度不受响应格式的影响。价效应不随响应格式而变化。目前的结果表明，在 R/K 判断之后的置信度评级提供了两者的优势，而不会影响响应行为。