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The response-signal method was used to compare speed-accuracy trade-of
f retrieval curves in the recognition-memory and modality-judgment tas
ks. In both tasks, words were studied either auditorily or visually, a
nd were tested visually. Recognition accuracy for auditorily and visua
lly studied words rose above chance at about the same point in the ret
rieval episode, and modality-judgment accuracy rose above chance signi
ficantly later. In two experiments, words were studied either one or t
hree times in the same modality. Repetition shortened the minimal retr
ieval time for the modality-judgment task and slowed the rate of appro
ach to asymptote. Neither effect was seen in retrieval curves for reco
gnition. A two-process model is proposed which assumes that recognitio
n is based on global familiarity, while modality judgments are mediate
d by the sequential recall of individual traces. (C) 1997 Academic Pre
ss.