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The demonstration of a repetition effect in recognition memory when context at the time of test is different from that occurring during presentation places limits on the role played by context in interpretations of recognition memory. Four experiments are reported that explore those limits, including a situation in which the repetition effect does not obtain due to the nature of the context. The data are interpreted in terms of the important interaction between item information and contextual information in theoretical accounts of recognition memory.
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Initial interest in this problem was stimulated by Larry Jacoby while the author was on sabbatical leave at McMaster University. The leave was made possible by a Canada Council Leave Fellowship 451-770818.
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Donaldson, W. Context and repetition effects in recognition memory. Memory & Cognition 9, 308–316 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196964
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