ACTIVACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN CATEGORIAL EN TAREAS DE MEMORIA DE RECONOCIMIENTO DE DIBUJOS

Title: Activation of contextual and category information with line drawing recognition memory tasks. Abstract: This work is included within recent short term memory theories. Short term memory is understood as temporary retention of information, that is, the part of permanent memory which is temporarily activated from a critical threshold and that can be recognized and manipu- lated by active cognitive processes. We begin from the as- sumption that in recognition memory tasks with signifi- cant materials, subjects activate and process not only the stimulus information but also category information re- lated to input and context information present in the stimulus situation. Two experiments are made with YES/NO test of recognition memory, introducing varia- tions both in the category relations between study and new stimuli Results confirm the initial hypothesis.