1994/07/01 by Anne M. Cleary, Laura E. Specker, N. W. Carlson +8 · 3 citations
Computer Science · Engineering · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Cognitive psychology #Computer science #Engineering #Engineering physics #Face (sociological concept) #Face Recognition and Perception #Face recognition and analysis #Facial recognition system #Identification (biology) #Laser #Laser Design and Applications #Linguistics #Memory Processes and Influences #Optics #Pattern recognition (psychology) #Physics #Psychology #Remote sensing #Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices #Semiconductor laser theory #Social psychology #Software deployment #Solid State Laser Technologies #Solid-state #Solid-state laser #Systems engineering #Telecommunications #Test (biology) #Tip of the tongue #Tongue #Tunable laser
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openalex publication_date 1994/07/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
Recognition without identification is the finding that participants can recognize recognition test items as having been previously studied when the test items themselves are presented in such a way that their identification is hindered. The present study demonstrates this phenomenon in face recognition. Participants studied names of celebrities before receiving a recognition test containing pictures of celebrity faces. Half of the pictures were of celebrities whose names were studied; half were of celebrities whose names were not studied. Participants attempted to identify each face on the test and also rated the likelihood that each person's name was studied. Among the faces that went unidentified, ratings discriminated between celebrities whose names were studied and celebrities whose names were not studied. This recognition without face identification effect is dependent upon the sense of being in a tip-of-the-tongue state for a particular name. Theoretical implications of the results are discussed.