EFFECT OF FACE CONTEXT ON RECOGNITION MEMORY FOR VOICES

Participants heard 10 voices and were given a 2-alternative recognitio n-memory test. Accuracy was higher when testing was intentional rather than incidental and when faces accompanying the original voices were re-presented during the test. Some support was found for an attention- allocation model, which predicted poorest performance with incidental testing and faces not reinstated. Reported confidence was higher for c orrect than for incorrect decisions, but more confident participants w ere not more accurate.