Relative recency influences object-in-context memory

Tam, Shu K.E., Bonardi, Charlotte and Robinson, Jasper (2015) Relative recency influences object-in-context memory. Behavioural Brain Research, 281 . pp. 250-257. ISSN 1872-7549

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Abstract

In two experiments rats received training on an object-in-context (OIC) task, in which they received preexposure to object A in context x, followed by exposure to object B in context y. In a subsequent test both A and B are presented in either context x or context y. Usually more exploration is seen of the object that has not previously been paired with the test context, an effect attributed to the ability to remember where an object was encountered. However, in the typical version of this task, object A has also been encountered less recently than object B at test. This is precisely the arrangement in tests of ‘relatively recency’ (RR), in which more remotely presented objects are explored more than objects experienced more recently. RR could contaminate performance on the OIC task, by enhancing the OIC effect when animals are tested in context y, and masking it when the test is in context x. This possibility was examined in two experiments, and evidence for superior performance in context y was obtained. The implications of this for theoretical interpretations of recognition memory and the procedures used to explore it are discussed.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/747634
Keywords: Associative learning; Discrimination; Object recognition; Pavlovian conditioning; Priming; Recognition memory
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Psychology
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2014.12.024
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 02 Oct 2017 11:48
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:04
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/46914

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