Memory distortions: When suggestions cannot be easily ignored

Summary In the present study, the persistence of personal false memories (FMs) after social feedback that denies their truth was assessed. Participants imitated actions performed by the experimenter (Session 1) and watched a doctored video with performed and critical “fake” actions (Session 2), foll...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied cognitive psychology 2020-01, Vol.34 (1), p.106-118
Hauptverfasser: Cabalo, Donna Gift, Ianì, Francesco, Bilge, A. Reyyan, Mazzoni, Giuliana
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Summary In the present study, the persistence of personal false memories (FMs) after social feedback that denies their truth was assessed. Participants imitated actions performed by the experimenter (Session 1) and watched a doctored video with performed and critical “fake” actions (Session 2), followed by a memory rating and a recognition task. A few days later (Session 3), participants were clearly told that some memories were false and received daily reminders of the correct list of objects/actions before testing their memory again in Session 4. Results of both memory ratings and recognition indicated effective FM implantation. Interestingly, response times for correct rejections were longer for fake than true objects, suggesting participants struggled to ignore false suggestions. Crucial for our aim, Session 4 showed that FM persisted also after the debriefing and repeated presentations of correct list of objects/actions, suggesting that FMs for actions are rather difficult to discard.
ISSN:0888-4080
1099-0720
DOI:10.1002/acp.3597