Research on Characteristics of False Recognition

False recognition often happens, when subjects blend the new items with the old ones. It is now the hot point of research on memory inside and outside. The present authors investigated several main aspects of false recognition using experiments through letter and non-letter materials recognition testing, which described its characteristics from the point of definition. There were two independent variables: experimental materials and rewards. For experimental materials, we adopted within-subjects design, which included two levels of letter and non-letter. For rewards, we adopted between-subjects design, which included two levels of awarding right “old ” answer and awarding right “new ” answer. The results are as follows. (a) In recognition testing, false recognition is blending the new items with the old ones, and its rate is not low. Under the present experiments, false recognition occurs at large. (b) The rate of false recognition can be influenced by subjective factors (personal benefits). (c) The rate of false recognition can also be influenced by objective factors (experimental material property). Key words false recognition, priming, non-letter material