Universität zu Köln

Lindau, Berit (2017). The Effects of Inward versus Outward Articulation Dynamics on Familiarity. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.

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Abstract

Familiarity can be described as the diffuse feeling of knowing a stimulus without being able to recall an actual previous encounter with it. The experiments in this dissertation (total N = 1,043) found that the articulation dynamics of pseudo-words can influence this perceived familiarity in different recognition paradigms. Specifically, pseudo-words following a consonantal inward pattern were perceived as more familiar than pseudo-words following a consonantal outward pattern, consequently leading to more frequent hits as well as false alarms in recognition experiments. Alternative explanations of the effect such as an affirmation tendency or a recollection advantage could be excluded. Two final studies explored the mechanism behind the effect of consonantal direction on familiarity, showing that it was independent of both liking and articulatory fluency of the stimuli. These findings suggest that the effect of consonantal direction on familiarity is distinct from a previously found effect of consonantal direction on liking and preference. Potential applications of the effect as well as implications for the role of affect in recognition memory are discussed.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD thesis)
Translated title:	Title Language Die Effekte von einwärts gegenüber auswärts gerichteten Artikulationsdynamiken auf Vertrautheit German
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Lindau, Berit berit.lindau@uni-koeln.de UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-76895
Date:	9 March 2017
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language familiarity English recognition English articulation English
Date of oral exam:	21 June 2017
Referee:	Name Academic Title Topolinski, Sascha Jun.-Prof. Dr. Unkelbach, Christian Prof. Dr.
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/7689