ACCURACY AND QUANTITY ARE POOR MEASURES OF RECALL AND RECOGNITION

Authors
MAYES AR VANEIJK R GOODING PL
Citation
Ar. Mayes et al., ACCURACY AND QUANTITY ARE POOR MEASURES OF RECALL AND RECOGNITION, Behavioral and brain sciences, 19(2), 1996, pp. 201-202
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Psychology, Biological",Neurosciences,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Behavioral and brain sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
0140525X
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
201 - 202
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(1996)19:2<201:AAQAPM>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The value of accuracy and quantity as memory measures is assessed. It is argued that (1) accuracy does not measure correspondence (monitorin g) because it ignores omissions and correct rejections, (2) quantity i s confounded with monitoring in recall, and (3) in recognition, if tar gets and foils are unequal, both measures, even together, still ignore correct rejections.