Number of Memory Representations in Perceptual Concepts
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Three reaction time (RT) experiments using a modified Sternberg procedure were conducted to determine the number of memory representations maintained for perceptual (dot-pattern) concepts. The difference in RT to test stimuli from memory sets of different sizes was used to infer whether one, or more than one, memory representation was utilized for the perceptual concepts. It was concluded that multiple specific representations are utilized in early stages of experience with stimuli but that a single generic representation serves to represent the concept information after moderate amounts of experience.
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