| Title: |
False memories of expectancy-consistent and expectancy-inconsistent images in a paired-association memory task |
| Authors: |
Nack, Corey A; Loria, Melissa J. |
| Source: |
Modern Psychological Studies |
| Publisher Information: |
UTC Scholar |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: UTC Scholar |
| Description: |
The current research utilized a paired-association task previously developed to evoke false memories to determine whether people would be more likely to falsely recall having viewed expectancy-consistent vs. expectancy-inconsistent images. Participants were shown a series of 60 expectancy-consistent and expectancy-inconsistent images and were then asked whether they recognized 120 partially redacted images (60 previously seen, 60 new). When they reported seeing a redacted image, they were asked which version (either the expectancy-consistent or the expectancy-inconsistent) they remembered having seen. We found that when participants falsely recognized redacted images, they were significantly more likely to select the expectancy-consistent version of the image. Surprisingly, we also found that accurate memories were more likely for expectancy-consistent images. These findings suggest that this paired-association task can be useful in evoking false memories of images. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol26/iss2/6; https://scholar.utc.edu/context/mps/article/1529/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
| Availability: |
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol26/iss2/6; https://scholar.utc.edu/context/mps/article/1529/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
| Rights: |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F789502E |
| Database: |
BASE |