Collaborative inhibition in spatial memory retrieval

摘要: Collaborative inhibition refers to the finding that pairs of people working together retrieve information from memory—a collaborative group—often fewer unique items than do nominal pairs, who individually but whose performance is pooled. Two experiments were designed explore whether inhibition, which has heretofore been studied using traditional memory stimuli such as word lists, also characterizes spatial retrieval. In present study, participants learned a layout objects and then reconstructed memory, either or in pairs. The layouts created by more accurate those individuals, less providing evidence for occurred when allowed dictate order object placement during reconstruction (Exp. 1), was imposed experimenter 2), intended disrupt retrieval processes well individuals. Individual tests perspective taking indicated underlying representations pair members no different individuals; all cases, memories organized around reference frame aligned with perspective. These results suggest caused product group recall (i.e., seeing partner’s placement), not process turns choosing an place). study implications how on task may be optimized.