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Wade, Kimberley A. , Nightingale, Sophie J. and Colloff, Melissa F. (2021) Photos and memory. In: Rummel, Jan, (ed.) Current Issues in Memory : Memory Research in the Public Interest. London: Routledge, pp. 225-240. ISBN 9781003106715

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Abstract

Photos are powerful because people ascribe them more credibility than they often deserve. They can also make an event feel more familiar than it really is and promote vivid visual imagery, which can affect a number of common cognitive tasks. Memory researchers have known for a long time that childhood memories are prone to error. One of the earliest attempts to plant a wholly false childhood memory in adults involved a procedure in which adult subjects were given short narrative descriptions of four childhood events and were asked to remember as much as they could about each experience. Subjects in the hot-air balloon study and in follow-up experiments typically developed false memories slowly over the duration of the study. Children can develop wildly implausible false memories too with the aid of doctored photos. Further research has shown that photographs don’t have to infer a particular outcome to create havoc in memory.

Item Type: Book Item
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Memory, Photographs -- Collectors and collecting, Recollection (Psychology)
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: London
ISBN: 9781003106715
Book Title: Current Issues in Memory : Memory Research in the Public Interest
Editor: Rummel, Jan
Official Date: 16 March 2021
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DateEvent
16 March 2021Published
16 March 2021Accepted
Page Range: pp. 225-240
DOI: 10.4324/9781003106715
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 5 July 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 16 September 2022

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