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Sharma, P. R., Wade, Kimberley A. and Jobson, L. (2022) A systematic review of the relationship between emotion and susceptibility to misinformation. Memory, 31 (1). pp. 1-21. doi:10.1080/09658211.2022.2120623 ISSN 0965-8211.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2022.2120623
Abstract
Inaccurate memory reports can have serious consequences within forensic and clinical settings, where emotion and misinformation are two common sources of memory distortion. Many studies have investigated how these factors are related; does emotion protect memory or leave it more vulnerable to the distorting effects of misinformation? The findings remain diffused. Thus, the present review aimed to clarify the relationship between emotion and susceptibility to misinformation. 39 eligible studies were reviewed. Results varied according to the type and dimension of emotion measured. Level of arousal may be unrelated to susceptibility to misinformation when retrieval occurs without delay; studies including delayed retrieval were limited. Stimuli valence may be associated with increased susceptibility to peripheral misinformation but unrelated to other misinformation. The following results were reported by limited studies: short-term distress and moderate levels of stress may decrease susceptibility, while anger and greater cortisol response to stress may increase susceptibility to misinformation. Source memory may also be unaffected by emotion. The results have important potential implications for forensic and clinical practice, for example by highlighting the value of enquiring witnesses’ source memory. Methodological recommendations for future studies are made.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Emotions , Memory , Misinformation , Episodic memory , Cognitive psychology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Memory | ||||||
| Publisher: | Psychology Press | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0965-8211 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 12 September 2022 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 31 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-21 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/09658211.2022.2120623 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Memory on 12 Sep 2022, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09658211.2022.2120623 | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 5 September 2022 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 12 September 2023 | ||||||
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