论文信息 - Visual long-term memory has weaker fidelity than working memory

Visual long-term memory has weaker fidelity than working memory

ABSTRACT Recent research suggests that visual long-term memory (VLTM) and visual working memory (VWM) possess similar resolution for feature memory. We investigated resolution in more holistic terms, exploiting a two alternative forced choice (2AFC) procedure and injecting noise into stimuli. Participants were exposed to two real-world objects per trial in a VWM experiment. One object was tested after a short delay. The other object (from each trial) was tested in a later session. We observed better performance for VWM, and the two systems were affected by noise in distinct ways. These results have broad implications for theories of visual memory.

Jonathan I. Flombaum | Mark W. Schurgin

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