The effects of association value and label relevance on Ss' recognition accuracy and criterion for reporting a shape as “seen before” were examined. Results indicated that association value affected both recognition performance and Ss' criterion for reporting a shape as “seen before.” Label relevance improved recognition performance but did not affect Ss criterion. The roles of association value and label relevance were discussed in terms of their effects on the production of labels during both learning and recognition phases of the experiment.
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