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The hypothesis is tested that the memory processes involved in recognition judgments in the process dissociation procedure are the same as those involved in standard source-monitoring tasks. It is shown how source-monitoring response categories can be mapped onto process dissociation response categories. On the basis of this observation, an experiment was conducted in which it was possible to compare, using a multinomial modeling approach, the parameters representing memory processes in the process dissociation procedure with those involved in source monitoring. For the two different encoding conditions realized, the results are compatible with the hypothesis that the same processes are involved in source monitoring and in recognition judgments in the process dissociation procedure. Implications for the interpretation of the model’s parameters are discussed.
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The research reported in this article was supported by grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to A.B. (Bu 945/1-1) and to E.E. (Er 224/1-1).
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Buchner, A., Erdfelder, E., Steffens, M.C. et al. The nature of memory processes underlying recognition judgments in the process dissociation procedure. Mem Cogn 25, 508–517 (1997). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201126
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