Recognition accuracy for incidentally encoded images does not significantly differ between experiential and observational learning conditions¶

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q3 i? Participants' ability to distinguish targets from foils did not substantially differ between experiential and observational learning. → Maria A. Woitow 2026

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Maria A. Woitow 2026¶

Maria A. Woitow, Anthony I. Jang, Ben Eppinger, Matthew R. Nassar, Marcel Brass & Julia M. Rodriguez Buritica. (2026). Shared effects of one's own and others' experiences during reinforcement learning on episodic memory. npj Science of Learning 11:16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00409-7

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Mixed-effects analysis of recognition accuracy (d') in the incidental memory test of 79 participants after interleaved experiential and observational learning trials; the main effect of learning condition was not significant (ß = 0.03, t = 1.48, p = 0.14), showing "did not substantially differ between experiential and observational learning".

"Moreover, we found no significant main effect of learning condition (ß =0 . 0 3 ,t = 1.48,p = 0.14, Supplementary Table 2). These results suggest that participants’ ability to distinguish targets from foils did not substantially differ between experiential and observational learning"

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