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Recognition memory for male faces was tested following nine different kinds of judgments made when the face was studied. Memory was poorest following questions about a particular physical feature, e.g., size of nose or straightness of hair, than when other kinds of questions were asked. In general, it made no difference for recognition whether the face had been positively or negatively categorized when it was studied.
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This research was supported by “Grant GB-18703 to the author from the National Science Foundation. I am grateful to Claire Coles and Nancy Hepler for their assistance.
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Winograd, E. Recognition memory for faces following nine different judgments. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 8, 419–421 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335185
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