Encoding Conditions In The Drm Paradigm Of Right And Wrong Memory Performance

False memory is a new focus of cognitive and neuropsychological study that has attracted many researchers' attention in recent years. DRM procedure is a laboratory paradigm that can produce robust false memory. In this thesis, a brief history of false memory research and its present study are reviewed first. Then, two experiments are carried out to examine the effects of encoding condition on correct and false recognition in the DRM paradigm. In experiment 1, the variable of instruction, the study time and types of item are manipulated, with different instruction as the between-subject variable and the other two as within-subject variables. In experiment 2, the two within-subject variables in experiment 1 are remained while the between- subject variable is replaced by the delay of testing. In two experiments, some of the authors' hypotheses are confirmed, while some are not. In both experiments robust false memory are observed. In general, the pattern of the results implied that different mechanisms run in the correct and false recognition. All the results are discussed in detail on the basis of the experimental condition and the different theoretical points of false memory phenomena. As far as the different theories are concerned, the multi-encoding theory seems can give the best explanation to the results in present study.