Auditory long-term memory: Repetition priming of voice recognition

Author(s): Herholz, A., Stief, V.

Journal/Book: Quart J Exp Psych A Hum Exp P. 1997; 50: 27 Church Rd, Hove, East Sussex, England BN3 2FA. Psychology Press. 498-517.

Abstract: Two experiments examined repetition priming in the recognition of famous voices. In Experiment 1, reaction times for fame decisions to famous voice samples were shorter than in an unprimed condition, when voices were primed by a different voice sample of the same person having been presented in an earlier phase of the experiment. No effect of voice repetition was observed for non-famous voices. In Experiment 2, it was investigated whether this priming effect is voice-specific or whether it is related to post-perceptual processes in person recognition. Recognizing a famous voice was again primed by having earlier heard a different voice sample of that person. Although an earlier exposure to that person's name did not cause an!, priming, there was some indication of priming following an earlier exposure to that person's face. Finally, earlier exposure to the identical voice sample (as compared to a different voice sample from the same person) caused a considerable bias towards responding ''famous''-i.e. Performance benefits for famous but costs for non-famous voices. The findings suggest that(1) repetition priming in voice recognition primarily involves the activation of perceptual representations of voices, and (2) it is important to determine the conditions in which priming causes bias effects that need to be disentangled from performance benefits.

Note: Article Schweinberger SR, Univ Konstanz, Fachgrp Psychol, Postfach 5560 D47, D-78457 Constance, GERMANY

Keyword(s): UNDERSTANDING FACE RECOGNITION; EXPLICIT MEMORY; FAMILIAR FACES; PERCEPTUAL SPECIFICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SOUNDS; UNFAMILIAR FACES; OBJECT DECISIONS; IMPLICIT MEMORY; IDENTITY; INFORMATION

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