[en] A gist retrieval-orientation decreases one’s ability to remember objective details from past experiences. Here, we examined whether a gist retrieval-orientation manipulation can impact both the objective and subjective aspects of remembering. Young participants took part in two cued-recollection tasks in which they studied pictures associated with labels; at retrieval, from the labels, they evaluated the vividness of their memories of the corresponding pictures, and recalled picture details. Before retrieval, participants were submitted either to a gist or a control retrieval-orientation (one per task). Results revealed that the amount of recalled details was lower following the gist condition while vividness ratings did not differ between the two retrieval orientations. Critically, the amount of recalled details predicted the corresponding vividness ratings to a similar extent in the gist and control conditions, thus suggesting that recollected memory traces in the gist condition were still rich enough to be judged as subjectively vivid.
Research center :
GIGA-CRC In Vivo Imaging
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Folville, Adrien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CRC In vivo Imaging-Aging & Memory
D'Argembeau, Arnaud ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie
Bastin, Christine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CRC In vivo Imaging-Aging & Memory
Language :
English
Title :
A gist orientation before retrieval impacts the objective content but not the subjective experience of episodic memory
Publication date :
2020
Journal title :
Consciousness and Cognition
ISSN :
1053-8100
eISSN :
1090-2376
Publisher :
Elsevier, Atlanta, United States - California
Volume :
78
Pages :
102879
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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